The Labour work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, has announced cuts to a range of disability benefits – including £5bn of ‘savings’ through a tightening of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which would see only the most “severely disabled” keep their payments. Under Labour’s plans the health component of Universal Credit would be reduced and they would cut incapacity top up payments for under 22’s.

Among the cuts to the winter fuel allowance, the rise in tuition fees, and more – this is another vicious attack on the working class and young people. This latest attack will push ill and disabled people into poverty. Starmer’s New Labour government has done nothing for workers and students – so far, it has only shown whose side they are on: the capitalist class.

Socialist Students will organise opposition to the Labour government on campuses across the country – as we are doing now, for example, by organising the ‘Funding Not Fees’ campaign against fees and cuts on 35+ campuses across the UK. If you agree with us and want to join the opposition to Starmer’s Labour and capitalism, get involved with Socialist Students – link in our bio.