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The Scottish Conservatives and Reform UK have set themselves apart from the other four main parties by pledging to slash spending on disability benefits, in their pitch to voters for next month’s elections to Scotland’s parliament. Both parties have used their […]
Two parties will be fighting next month’s Scottish parliament elections on manifestos that pledge to end non-residential care charges in Scotland. Personal care in Scotland is already free for those assessed as needing it under their council’s eligibility criteria, but there […]
A new fund to support disabled candidates who want to stand for elected office helped 19 disabled people win seats on local councils at this month’s elections. The EnAble Fund for Elected Office only went live in January, handing out 42 […]
A disabled woman is challenging the government’s failure to ensure that she can vote secretly and independently in elections. The high court has granted permission for the case being brought against the Cabinet Office by Rachael Andrews to proceed to a […]
The government’s response to a consultation on how to make voting more accessible to disabled people has sparked anger among disabled campaigners, after it failed to offer a single new measure to improve access. One disabled campaigner branded the government’s report […]