Here are the MPs who are the voices for disabled people. Are they are doing enough for you? We shall be asking all of them, in the New Year, to let us have their definitive statements of what they are proposing to do in the forthcoming 12 months.
Sarah Newton .. Conservative Party
Sarah Newton was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions (replacing Penny Mordaunt) on 9th November 2017. Her responsibilities of financial support for sick and disabled claimants include:-
*Universal Credit *Disability Living Allowance *Personal Independence Payment *Employment and Support Allowance *Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and *Carer’s Allowance.
Marie Rimmer .. Labour Party
Marie Rimmer was appointed as Shadow Minister on February 1st 2017. She is registered disabled as the result of her deafness. She has attacked the current Tory Government as consistently neglecting the needs of disabled people.
Marie who can only hear with a cochlear implant has stated that as a disabled woman herself she has a direct understanding of how Government can work to allow every individual to live as full a life as possible.
Stephen Lloyd .. Liberal Democrat Party
He has stated that he will reach out to Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary (Debbie Abrahams) to work together to hold the Government to account.
He has also confirmed that he is interested in helping provide the tools for disabled people who can work – and is also determined to do what he can in Westminster with his own party and his own expertise to support people who cannot work to have a dignified life.
Jonathan Bartley .. Green Party
Jonathan is co-leader (with Caroline Lucas) of the Green party. He joined the Green Party in 2010, shortly after encountering the then Conservative Party leader, David Cameron. He was waiting to attend a hospital appointment at the Evelina Children’s Hospital with his son Samuel and challenged the then future Prime Minister about the Conservative Party’s manifesto pledges, arguing they’d increase the segregation of disabled children. David Cameron’s denial was later shown to be wrong by Channel 4 FactCheck.