MP Secures Debate on 'Damaging' Disability Benefit Cuts for Those in Poverty

MP secures debate on 'damaging' disability benefit cuts for those in poverty

Neil Duncan-Jordan MP has secured a Westminster Hall debate titled "Government support for disabled people in poverty".

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