Guardian columnist Frances Ryan on the reality of being disabled in the UK and the impact of the government’s proposed cuts
Labour has been in turmoil over the most controversial piece of legislation of Keir Starmer’s premiership: a major overhaul of the benefits system.
The government says the welfare bill is out of control – largely because of the huge rise in people claiming personal independence payments (Pip). More than 120 Labour MPs were poised to rebel, and yesterday Starmer was promising to make concessions.
