“Disabled people will be infuriated listening to Liz Kendall talk about cutting their support as if it was in any way in line with Labour’s values.
“Cutting £5 billion from their support betrays the principles of the welfare state, which needs more funding not deep cuts, and the Government has many other options for funding the social security net sustainably without plunging hundreds of thousands into poverty.
“It is clear the Government isn’t listening to Disabled people at all. If it had, it would have heard loud and clear that PIP is not an out of work benefit and in fact principally helps disabled people who are in employment.
“Labour should listen to the growing cries of revulsion within its own party and build a kind and resilient economy by taxing the extreme wealth hoarded in this country and fixing rampant inequality.”