National has no commitment to disabled New Zealanders

The Alliance Party says Disabilities Minister Paula Bennett abandoning her post shows the lack of commitment of the National Government to disabled New Zealanders. Alliance Disabilities Spokesperson Chris Ford says that Bennett asking to be “relieved” of her portfolio shows that disability issues are at the bottom of the heap as far as National is concerned. Mr Ford says the claim that Ms Bennett was concentrating on employment issues was nonsense, as the National Government had no plan