Labour has so far provided no solution to the ongoing scandal with regard to the 48-year old Motability scheme, which gives cars in exchange for benefit payments to mobility PIP claimants. Social security and disability minister Stephen Timms defended the scheme in its entirety in the Commons, saying that it is “highly valued by disabled people around the UK… a scheme that is greatly prized right across the House.” One in five of all new cars sold in the UK are done so under the scheme – its fleet of vehicles is valued at £14 billion…
Motability claimants can get a new top-range model every three years and can get free vehicles for ADHD. Then-DWP secretary Mel Stride received briefings on issues related to the scheme on 18 January 2024 as well as later on 29 January. No action on those apart from a consultation launch in April on PIP before a prompt election loss…
The government says it is collecting those briefings for direct use “to help develop government policy relating to Motability Foundation and its role in providing aid to disabled people” all while ignoring the issue in welfare reforms this week. There is no change to the mobility element of PIP so no impact on the number or type of claimants. So no solution…
Motability continues to expand with new advertising of provisions for driving lessons to be given to PIP claimants. Kendall and her Tory predecessor have failed to come up with a method to deal with the ADHD to taxpayer-subsidised BMW pipeline…
The day after Starmer U-turned and refused to blame Trump for the war Rachel Reeves told the Mirror:
“Obviously no sensible person is a supporter of the Iranian regime, but to start a conflict without being clear what the objectives are and not being clear about how you are going to get out of it, I do think that is a folly and it is one that is affecting families here in the UK but also families in the US and around the world.”