The cabinet minister wants to do more to 'close the gap' between her department's intentions and the experiences of claimants.
"So we need to do more to close the gap between our intentions and your experiences."
"I'm concerned with the future and about making sure all disabled people have the independence they want, the access to the opportunities that they want.During the speech at the east London headquarters of Scope, Ms Rudd made the following announcements: Chief executive of Scope Mark Hodgkinson said:"It is right that today's speech from the secretary of state seeks to address some of the many barriers disabled people face in Britain today.
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