Oppose Labour's Welfare Cuts

First it was those on benefits with 2 children – Labour refused to lift the cap. Then it was the pensioners losing their winter fuel payments. Next up were family farmers struggling to make ends meet. Now it is disabled people.

Who will Labour come for next? 

Even worse, none of this accounts for the changes made by our own Labour-run council — raising council tax to the maximum, again, while cutting council tax support. 

There are residents in Brent who are simultaneously losing council tax support — costing potentially £600 per year — and will also now lose disability benefits.

There has to be a better way.

An alternative Approach – tax big businesses, don’t cut benefits.

Liberal Democrats know that change is needed — we don’t shy away from that.

The welfare system needs reform, but this needs to be done carefully, and by listening to disability charities, healthcare professionals, and most importantly to disabled people themselves. For more on this you can read Liberal Democrat Cllr Hannah Matin's views on what needs changing.

But in the meantime, while the country & councils need an injection of cash — Liberal Democrats believe we should be increasing taxes on the big banks, oil and gas, gambling companies, tech giants — the businesses who make billions in profits every year. Labour still refuse to do this. 

Whatever happens next, the Liberal Democrats will continue to stand up for those who are collateral damage in Labour’s poorly thought through attempts to balance the books. We will continue to fight for a fair deal in Brent, and across the country.

Sign our petition to show your opposition to Labour latest cuts - and call for a fairer, more caring approach.