Tory councillor resigns over government attacks on disabled

A disabled councillor has decided to step down in protest at Government plans to abolish Disability Living Allowance (DLA).Ollie Flitcroft, a wheelchair-user, is one of the first Conservatives to criticize ministers publicly for targeting disabled people disproportionately with cuts.Cllr. Flitcroft served as a Conservative member of Barrow Borough Council since 2006. It remains to be seen what