“When the centre closed, I felt like I lost my other home... We won't let them take our community centre.”
The great @taracobham and I report for The Independent:
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MPs will vote on Tuesday on whether to make PIP harder to claim for a future generation of disabled people.
For @Independent I spoke to claimants, experts and a former assessor about the uphill battle many already face to get what they're entitled to.
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🚨Exc: Son of 70-yo Irish woman in Israeli detention has pleaded for her release.
Susanne Björk, also detained in West Bank, says they had to "fight" to be allowed to go to the toilet during interrogation + calls Israeli claims false. Both live in the UK.
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Hi, I'm currently looking into the impact of the PIP cuts on carers for the Big Issue:
I'm interested in speaking to anyone receives PIP *and* Carer's Allowance, and who is potentially at risk from the new "four point rule"
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Looking to speak to an economist / market expert about the impacts of Donald's Trump's tariffs on the stock market. ASAP ideally. For a story for @Independent
Good to talk to @alb_toth for this piece. Cutting the incomes of ill & disabled people doesn't make them more able to return to work but OBR/HMT orthodoxy & risk aversion means only crude & blunt cuts are being 'scored' as likely savings for the government independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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