New designs for a temporary House of Commons chamber will allow wheelchair-users who become ministers or shadow ministers to address fellow MPs from behind the historic despatch boxes for the first time. Disability News Service (DNS) has been told that the […]
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DWP in dirty tricks row after abusive comments about disabled ex-MP
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is mired in a dirty tricks row after an anonymous comment that mirrored tabloid scrounger rhetoric – and attacked a disabled former Labour MP – was sent from a computer just yards from its […]
One in five benefit-related deaths involved sanctions, admits DWP
New parliament sees number of disabled MPs plunge
Dame Anne’s warning to disabled people: ‘Be afraid, be very afraid’
COMMENT: What now? Tory victory provides clear course for DNS
MPs want new benefit deaths watchdog
IDS breaks pledge on PIP waiting-times, as tens of thousands still queue for months
Government ministers have broken their high-profile promise to slash all waiting-times for the new disability benefit to less than four months. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to comment yesterday (Thursday) on the broken promise that – by the […]