Vici Richardson

Chief Executive @disabilitynorth co chair @nlandpcf passionate about personalised support & inclusion. Mum to 3 one living with DMD

[Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK]

Every Disabled organisation is against this bill. Slashing the Universal Credit health element in half, pushing more Disabled people is unconscionable - especially when the Government could easily tax the rich.

❌MPs must vote against the bill today!

#BinUCBill

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

@IanLaveryMP thank you for your support so far, I hope you will continue to support our community tonight.

[Disability North @DisabilityNorth]

This is so important! The concessions have not fixed the bill and we stand with other DPOs in asking MPs to vote against the bill.

[Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK]

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

UN criticises Starmer's benefit cuts, warning that measures will 'increase poverty rates'

As MPs go to vote for the final time later today, the bill is receiving international criticism from the United Nations

https://t.co/SEhmBc4BTf

[Mary Kelly Foy MP @marykfoy]

Today, the UC & PIP Bill returns to the House of Commons for the third reading.

I’ve made my opposition to this legislation being railroaded through clear from the outset.

Continues 👇🏻

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

🚨PLEASE SHARE WIDELY🚨

Today, MPs will vote on cutting £3,000 a year from 750,000 low-income sick and disabled people deemed too ill to work.

That’s a £2 BILLION cut.

This has had hardly any media coverage.

And the Government snuck out the Impact Assessment only last night.

[Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK]

The Government’s passing of their benefit cuts agenda shows the deep disdain for Disabled people.

Despite attempts to silence us, through our collective campaigning, we made them drop billions of cuts, and we will continue to resist this disastrous bill.

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

@johnpringdns @IanLaveryMP I am pleased I am in his constituency. It’s not enough but I know my MP stood with our community and fought

[Disability News Service @johnpringdns]

Spot on from @IanLaveryMP: 'This is outrageous, man, this bill isn't fit for purpose... Withdraw the bill.'
#TakingThePIP #WelfareNotWarfare

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

I doubt very much there is one. We are all fighting against this

[lan Byrne MP @IanByrneMP]

I just asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to name a single disabled people’s organisation that supports the Government’s “reforms”.

She couldn’t name one.

The Government should scrap this awful Bill, but if it doesn’t I will vote against it.

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

#pullthebill I hope every single #NorthEast Mp will #voteNO. The NorthEast is one of the top 3 regions disproportionately affected by the bill which is being rushed through. How can those responsible for legislation Vote 4 a #hotchpotchbill @IanLaveryMP thank you 4 standing up

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Whatever promises of changes have been made to MPs, two things remain:

1) When MPs vote tonight, the 4-point PIP rule is still in the Bill

2) Over 700,000 low-paid sick & disabled new claimants will lose their UC health payments - £3,000 on average.

That's £2 BILLION of cuts.

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

Couldn’t agree more

[Inclusion London @InclusionLondon]

Chaotic, rushed-through concessions drawn up on the back of a napkin are no way to make policy that will affect millions of people. MPs must vote NO on benefit cuts, and work with Disabled people to coproduce reforms to welfare that help Disabled people instead of punishing us.

[Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP]

Removing Clause 5 still leaves Schedule 2 in… which applies the 4 points PIP eligibility changes to Northern Ireland.

It’s almost as if they haven’t thought this through…

[Big Issue @BigIssue]

“If we can afford not to have a wealth tax, not to equalise capital gains, or draw on the excess profits of corporate greed; then we can afford PIP for a disabled person.”

Labour MP Rachael Maskell gave a passionate and emotive speech at the welfare bill debate in commons this afternoon. Watch the clip 🎬

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

Whatever people’s views about the concessions, surely everyone can see the process here is ALL wrong?

Third Reading in eight days?

A timetable like that diminishes the role of MPs in getting this legislation right, shuts out disabled people and puts too many at risk.

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

I’ve been watching the welfare bill debate .. my faith slowly restored by these passionate MPs speaking up and voting NO. Surely there’s no option but to #pullthebill #wewillremember #voteno

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

@IanLaveryMP Thank you!

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

We want real consultation - not concessions which lead to a discriminatory two tier system! #voteno

[Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK]

🚨 Joint statement: Unacceptable “concessions” on the disability cuts MUST be rejected.

It is not a concession for future generations to receive even less support than Disabled people today.

Read it in full on our website👇 https://t.co/e8oeLLJtXN

[Get Yourself Active at Disability Rights UK @GetYrselfActive]

Following the launch of our report 'The Impact of Welfare Cuts on Disabled People and Access to Physical Activity', we were in Parliament yesterday speaking to MPs about the importance of resisting these benefit cuts.

📊Read our full report here: https://t.co/ohafSEz96y

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

Another weekend another comp and another achievement ! Well done my little pocket rocket representing @NCEA_Bishops!

[Vici Richardson @vicilou]

@neilmcrowther Or if they don’t have huge packages of care push people down a DP route with PAs which isn’t the answer for all