Tories refuse to disclose details of disability benefits review, including who is conducting it
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The Conservative party has launched a 'landmark review' of sickness and disability benefits, but is refusing to disclose any details about who is conducting it, how it will be carried out, or what efforts will be made to engage with disabled people. Disability News Service (DNS) has made repeated requests for information, but the party has been unable to provide any specifics about the review's methodology or scope, despite its official launch by shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately.
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Despite repeated requests from Disability News Service (DNS), the party has been unable to offer any information about how the review will be conducted, even though it was launched officially by its shadow work and pensions secretary, Helen Whately, last week.
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