Daily Mirror

So out of step

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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.

 ??  ?? STAR JOINS FIGHT Alun Armstrong
STAR JOINS FIGHT Alun Armstrong

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