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Vicky Foxcroft reduces the benefits of disability, increasing the pressure on the government of Sire Keir Starmer’s government, resigns as a labor whip to reduce the pressure on politics.

In a letter of resignation to the Prime Minister, Foxcroft said in his previous role in the 2020 with the disabled, as the disabled, “he said,” he said to “imagine” life.

Although FoxCroft supports the need to apply to the rising welfare Bill, he said, “It can be done by supporting people with disabilities and should be done,” he said on Thursday in the north of Lewisham.

“I do not believe that the health element of the Personal Independence and the Universal Loan should be part of the solution.”

Foxcroft’s action ministers come as a risk Rebellion by MPs An important part of the welfare reforms aimed to delete government expenses – votes in the voting house in two weeks.

Foxcroft was “wrestled” on the desire to fight to escape or change to make changes to the office.

“Unfortunately, now we do not want to see what we want to see in numerous changes.” “I will not be able to do the work of me or whip or really voting – or really voting for reforms that are cuts for the disabled financing.”

Starr Deputies are designed for the greatest guidance in the Commons House in the Commons House when voting for the bill and personal independence billing bill.

More than 100 employees stated their concerns about the bill, or it is not clear whilst lashes or party guards or votes against the government or voting against the government.

This week insisted Starmer The government was plowing ahead It is designed to save both money, but also to solve a large number of people outside the UK.

The ministers first announced their plans to reform the well-being in March. The government is expected to keep the government £ 5 billion a year By putting back the benefits of pipe first.

These proposals can be benefited from 800,000 people, many of them in need of washing themselves or use the toilet. In May, 42 working deputies signed a open letter The warning that changes are “not able to support”.

Foxcroft’s march is the second resignation of a large figure in the Starmer government. Former International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds, on the plans to slash the help budget in February.