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An accessible transport expert was left stuck in mid-air on an unsafe platform lift for over an hour at this week’s Conservative conference, just after the party’s own disability group admitted access was not a priority for the Tories. Clive Gilbert, […]
The government is refusing to act or criticise its minister for disabled people after she shared a social media post that attacked her own department’s disability benefit reforms. Last week, Mims Davies shared a post on Twitter by a disability charity […]
Disabled Conservatives are considering tearing up their party memberships in protest at the decision to downgrade the importance of the role of minister for disabled people. They spoke out after a chaotic day last Thursday (14 December) saw the government originally […]
The minister for disabled people has refused three times to explain why his government failed to give evidence to the United Nations on its disability rights record, weeks after his party’s disability group expressed concern at the decision. The Conservative Disability […]
The two Conservative candidates to be the next prime minister are both refusing to face questions at an event organised by disabled members of their own party. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have both ducked out of attending hustings events for […]
Disabled campaigners have raised concerns about a new disability policy thinktank that describes itself as “independent”, despite strong links to the Conservative party. The Disability Policy Centre says it is “dedicated to the improvement of public services and policy reform” and […]
A leading disabled Tory has defended his government’s disability policies, dismissing three highly critical reports by the UN and concerns about the impact of Brexit on social care, rights and access to medication. Barry Ginley, deputy chair of the Conservative Disability […]
Two disability charities are facing questions over their close links to the Conservative party, after they failed to challenge the minister for disabled people about government policies at a conference fringe event. Both Bipolar UK and the Epilepsy Society have close […]
Disabled members of the Conservative party have launched their own investigation into the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF), following widespread concerns about its impact across the country. The Conservative Disability Group (CDG) has issued an appeal to former ILF-users […]