Zac Goldsmith quits as disabled charity patron
Tory mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has resigned as patron of a charity for the disabled after it called on him to quit the role over his support for Government cuts.
Mayoral candidate quits as disabled patron
The Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, Zac Goldsmith, has been forced to resign as patron of his local disability charity.
Richmond AID called on him to quit after he voted in favour of Government plans to cut disability benefits.
The charity, run by disabled people in Richmond upon Thames, had demanded the resignation after Mr Goldsmith voted in favour of a "brutal" £30-a-week cut to some claimants' Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
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