So out of step
Away from the mess of Universal Credit, Esther McVey also faced protests from people with multiple sclerosis this week over Personal Independence Payments.
The Government currently thinks if you can walk one step over 20 metres – even with a frame or stick – you don’t need mobility support.
So outside Parliament the MS Society created ‘PIPville’, a fictional town where 9,400 people with MS are trapped in their homes because of the cruel rule.
Eagle-eyed MPs might have spotted the RSC and New Tricks actor Alun Armstrong – whose sister lives with MS – among the protesters.