Labour's shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves joined Bradford West parliamentary candidate Naz Shah at the Bradford Metropolitan foodbank
LABOUR hopes to win the support of 953,016 disabled people in Yorkshire and the Humber, saying they will play a key role in deciding the outcome of the General Election.
The party pledges to toughen up the law on disability hate crime, reform the Work Capability Assessment and introduce a specialist Work Support programme to provide tailored assistance to help disabled people get back into work.
Rachel Reeves, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, accused the Conservatives of failing to support disabled people back into work.
She said: “Labour has a better plan for disabled people. Our manifesto outlines our commitment to their full inclusion and participation in all aspects of our society.”
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