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McVey invites ridicule as she dismisses her own PIP figures

30/01/2013 – 2:36 pm

A minister has refused to admit that her government has tightened eligibility for support for people with the highest mobility needs, even though her own department’s figures prove that it has.
Esther McVey, the Conservative minister for disabled people, was giving evidence to the Commons work and pensions committee for the first time since her ministerial [...]

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SNP ducks question over Atos sponsorship of Glasgow 2014

28/09/2012 – 11:14 am

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has refused to say if “fitness for work” contractor Atos should be allowed to sponsor the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, even though more than half of its MSPs have publicly criticised the company.
Glasgow 2014 looks set to face even fiercer protests than London 2012 over the decision to accept sponsorship [...]

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