Labour has failed in a bid to force the government to publish secret papers that would show the true financial impact of universal credit on benefit claimants. In a debate lasting nearly four hours yesterday (Wednesday), Labour and SNP MPs lined […]
Esther McVey
Tory conference: Charity’s silence on universal credit deaths, hours after minister announces £51m funding
New job stats raise questions over ministers’ boasts on disability employment
DWP refuses to pay £125 to discover number of disabled people in full-time jobs
DWP agrees to pay thousands to disabled duo in universal credit court case
McVey’s U-turn means DWP will pay at least £100 million more to disabled claimants
Minister denies lying to MPs over Disability Confident history
The minister for disabled people has denied lying to an influential committee of MPs about the government’s much-criticised disability employment scheme. Sarah Newton’s claims about Disability Confident were exposed yesterday (Wednesday) just as her boss, work and pensions secretary Esther McVey, […]