Rishi Sunak Scraps Dedicated Disabilities Minister Job During Disability History Month
The role will be handed to an existing minister to do on top of their other position.
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The role will be handed to an existing minister to do on top of their other position.
Charities said the decision to fill the vacant post by an existing member of the Government, who already has other responsibilities, was an 'appalling and retrograde' step
The role was left vacant last week, and the brief will now be added to the existing portfolio of minister Mims Davies.
Rishi Sunak has scrapped the dedicated minister for disabled people, Downing Street confirmed today.
No 10 will pass responsibilities to an existing member of government, which charities say is ‘retrograde move’