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Linda Burnip is an activist with Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC).
In 2016, the UN said austerity had led to ‘systemic violations’ of disabled people’s rights. Now spiralling costs are pushing more disabled people into poverty – and with plans for new spending cuts, the Tories are doubling down.
After the cruelty of austerity and Covid, the Tories have now hit disabled people with the biggest fall in social security payments ever recorded. It’s a national scandal – and it’s time to fight back.