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 > https://bit.ly/2zzxP2y
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
4 Frazer Court
York
YO30 5FH
No comments:
Post a Comment