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Labour silence over PM’s work search comments, as Tory ex-DWP minister says: ‘You’d never have heard that from me’

By John Pring on 3rd October 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour silence over PM’s work search comments, as Tory ex-DWP minister says: ‘You’d never have heard that from me’
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The government has refused to clarify comments by the prime minister which suggested that all claimants of long-term sickness benefits will be expected to look for work under Labour’s social security reforms. The refusal came as Mims Davies, the last Conservative […]

Tory leadership hopefuls ignore disabled people in pitch to MPs and party members

By John Pring on 3rd October 2024 Category: Politics

Tory leadership hopefuls ignore disabled people in pitch to MPs and party members
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All four of the candidates to be the next Conservative leader have ignored disabled people in their pitches to party members. None of the quartet – Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, and Tom Tugendhat – discussed how they would address […]

Former minister calls for access improvements to ‘appalling’ House of Commons facilities

By John Pring on 3rd October 2024 Category: Politics

Former minister calls for access improvements to ‘appalling’ House of Commons facilities
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One of the few disabled MPs in the last parliament has called for significant access improvements to the House of Commons. Robert Halfon, who was Conservative MP for Harlow for 14 years and served as an education minister, stepped down before […]

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