Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Esther McVey and Universal Credit - open letter to Julian Sturdy MP


Dear Mr Sturdy,

Earlier this week in parliament Esther McVey lied by claiming that Mind, amongst other charities, welcomed the recent announcement from the government on Universal Credit. 

I know you don't use twitter, so I am copying in Mind's response ( I realise this is not the easiest way to read it, but perhaps it is important that you see what Mind wrote)

Yesterday the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions @EstherMcVey1 mentioned us in a list of organisations who had recognised and welcomed changes to #UniversalCredit. We thought it was important to set the record straight.


Here’s what we said in July when the Government first published its plans for moving people from older benefits onto #UniversalCredit > bit.ly/2zzxP2y



Here’s what we said in response to the budget last week > bit.ly/2AOupLf




And here's what we said yesterday when the Government published it’s updated plans for #UniversalCredit > https://bit.ly/2JN4kPO



We remain clear that new #UniversalCredit regulations don't go far enough. We won't stop campaigning until we get a benefits system that really works for people with mental health problems.

We need MPs to vote against these regulations which create a real risk for people with mental health problems. And we need as many people as possible to join us. Find out more about the campaign here > https://bit.ly/2zvDFlB

I am therefore writing to you to request that you
  • Write to Esther McVey to ask her to correct the lies she told in parliament (or if you prefer to correct the way she misinformed parliament)
  • Write to Esther McVey to tell her that the current proposals for Universal Credit are woefully inadequate and the roll out must be stopped as a matter of urgency.
  • To do all in your power to stop the roll our of Universal Credit and work for its replacement by something that actually helps the most vulnerable members of society rather than punishing them.
Yours sincerely
Tom.
Tom Franklin
4 Frazer Court
York
YO30 5FH
email:    tom@franklin-consulting.co.uk
mobile: 07989 948 221
skype:   tomnfranklin


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