
People's Assembly
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We campaign, protest & organise. We are backed by the major unions and affiliated groups to collectively fight cuts, inequality and injustice. Join us 👇🏽
Joined March 2013
"The Labour Party has failed economically, socially and morally" - @johnmcdonnellMP speaking at our fringe at #TUC25 - Changing the fiscal mindset #PCS
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"When the Tory government tried to introduce its Rwanda scheme, we took them to court and we won, and that blocked the policy." - Fran Heathcote, PCS General Secretary, speaking at the Stand Up To Racism fringe at #TUC25
@AntiRacismDay
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#YourParty “When Starmer bans MPs from taking part in picket lines and community mass actions, the new party must demand its MPs support these pickets and mass actions.” Andrew Murray from @STWuk at last nights #Lewisham Peoples Assembly
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🚴♀️ PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote is cycling for justice! This Saturday, Fran takes on her 3rd leg of the #BigRideForPalestine in London, in solidarity with Gaza. Miles that matter. Aid that saves lives. She’s already raised £2,000 for Medical Aid for Palestinians let’s
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@zarahsultana speaking to the people's assembly about the exciting new party she has created with Jeremy Corbyn. https://t.co/Ai1WP2Z9yi
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During a presentation to @pplsassembly Jeremy Corbyn congratulates disability groups for their massive campaign against cuts but warns that campaigning needs to continue and 'intensify' as the Treasury still wants to cut disability benefits by £5bn. #WelfareNotWarfare
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Heading to Durham for the #BigMeeting? Get yourself along to the annual EVE OF GALA fringe on Friday night @FranHeathcote, PCS General Secretary, will be among the speakers. 6pm - Pitmans Parliament, Durham Miners’ HQ, Redhills, Flass Street, Durham, DH1 4BE See you there!!
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Join us at the annual EVE OF GALA fringe with brilliant speakers, including our general secretary @FranHeathcote, this Friday ahead of the #BigMeeting More details: https://t.co/2jivbA1s94
@IERUK @ctufevents @DurhamGala @pplsassembly
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The @IERUK / @ctufevents Eve of @DurhamGala meeting has become an institution at the #BigMeeting & it’s always a great way to start the weekend. This year, we’re delighted to be back at @RedhillsDurham. Join us & the @pplsassembly. All the details here 👉 https://t.co/R8k0RxTNeS
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.@DanielKebedeNEU: "You can't cut your way to economic growth... we need real ambition from this government, a complete break with the economic consensus that sees wealth extracted from our communities to line the pockets of the wealthy" 🎯
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DWP benefit cuts to push 150,000 people into poverty despite partial U-turn. How many will die prematurely? Last year HMRC failed to collect £46.8bn of taxes. Please tell your MP to oppose the cruel cuts. https://t.co/ZYCSKFXDob
mirror.co.uk
The modelling comes after Keir Starmer offered major concessions last week after a rebellion over 120 Labour MPs threatened the government with defeat in the Commons
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This afternoon at 4.30 in Parliament Square!
🚨 TODAY 🚨 If you're in London and can cope with the heat, get down to Parliament Sq from 4.30 to 8.30. Lots of great speakers on why we're fighting for #WelfareNotWarfare
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The extra cost of being disabled in UK will rise by almost 12% in five years, says @scope. That means finding another £15k a year just to live at the same standard as non-disabled people. But MPs should cut PIP tomorrow, right? Seems logical and humane?
theguardian.com
Estimate by disability charity published on eve of MPs’ vote on restricting welfare payments for new claimants
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The welfare Bill debate is not a game of parliamentary snakes and ladders. It is about hundreds of thousands of people, who remain at risk of being pushed into proverty. Which is why the concessions cannot be enough. https://t.co/31Rh0Wtmux
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Vicky Foxcroft, who resigned as whip over welfare bill, urges ministers to work with affected people on changes
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For all the talk of a govt u-turn, welfare is still being slashed. And they're still spending billions on new nukes We'll be in Parliament Sq on Monday with @Dis_PPL_Protest the @pplsassembly and others to demand #WelfareNotWarfare 🗓️ Monday 30 June ⏰ 4.30pm 📍 Parliament Sq
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"These benefit cuts will plunge millions of people into poverty... We've seen from the last decade or so that you can't cut your way to economic growth... The alleged savings from these cuts are incomparable to the £40 billion in tax that is avoided and evaded every year,
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Private Eye has found that that 281,000 PIP claimants *already in paid work* stand to lose out under the proposed cuts (i.e the four-point rule) That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article (not my article but I want to flag it)
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