Debbie Abrahams, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the Government’s announcement of changes to Work Capability Assessments, said:

“We welcome the Government’s climb down on the Work Capability Assessment following my calls to scrap this disastrous Tory policy at our Conference last week. 

“As ever with this Government though, the devil is in the detail. While the end to repeated assessments will be a relief to those that have been affected, this announcement falls far short of the fundamental shift to a more holistic, person-centred approach we so desperately need. Too many sick and disabled people will remain subject to this harmful, ineffective assessment. We will continue to push the Tories for a better deal for disabled people.“