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Disability cuts protest at Prime Minister's Questions | Disability cuts protest at Prime Minister's Questions |
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Protesters have attempted to enter the House of Commons chamber during Prime Minister's Questions. | Protesters have attempted to enter the House of Commons chamber during Prime Minister's Questions. |
The group, campaigning against the end of the Independent Living Fund, were prevented from getting in by police. | The group, campaigning against the end of the Independent Living Fund, were prevented from getting in by police. |
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said about 20 protesters, many of whom were in wheelchairs, had made their way towards - and attempted to "storm" into - the Commons chamber. | |
The doors were quickly closed on the chanting protesters, he said. | The doors were quickly closed on the chanting protesters, he said. |
Prime Minister's Questions continued inside the chamber, and Commons officials told broadcasters not to film the protest, which continued outside in Westminster's central lobby. | |
The protesters were from a group called Disabled People Against Cuts. | |
One protester told BBC News the Independent Living Fund was "vital for the lives of disabled people". | |
The fund provides support for some 18,000 people and is worth £320m. | |
It is being closed on 30 June with funding and responsibility transferred to councils and the devolved administrations. | |
Its closure has been challenged in the courts, but was ruled lawful by the High Court in December. | |
Ministers say the vast majority of disabled people with care needs are already looked after through the adult social care system. | Ministers say the vast majority of disabled people with care needs are already looked after through the adult social care system. |