Several MPs have called for a public inquiry over claims of 'failings' in the benefit system. The move is described as being necessary to 'stop further harm'.
The public inquiry has been called for by the Westminster leaders of the Lib Dems, SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party, reports Lancs Live. They're in support of calls from Rethink Mental Illness, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and charities like Disability Rights UK, Liberty, Inquest and the MS Society.
They claim that despite “internal process reviews” of deaths or serious harm tripling to 179 in the last three years, they "believe many cases are being missed”. They addressed the letter to Work and Pensions Secretary Chloe Smith.
