Disability welfare cuts: ‘They want me to sit in my wheelchair and do nothing’

Disability services in the UK have been consistently cut after 14 years of Tory rule and austerity. Now disability welfare payments are being targeted for a fresh round of cuts by Keir Starmer's Labour government. Musician and activist John Kelly is concerned that politicians are still not listening to disabled voices and what they need to live an independent life. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/3Zdf0zA Website ► https://ift.tt/YrMHwRB Facebook ► https://ift.tt/cXoseDi Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://ift.tt/hM96DGf The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #disabilitybenefits #disabled #disability #politics #uk #keirstarmer #austerity