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Pat McFadden: Today’s changes are driven by the fairness that underpins this Government – fairness for the taxpayer, fairness for…

On the recordJuly 1, 2026
Today’s changes are driven by the fairness that underpins this Government – fairness for the taxpayer, fairness for disabled people and fairness for the country.
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Pat McFadden
Labour Party

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Discussing reforms to the Motability scheme

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