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Labour fails again on co-production as it reveals plan to ask disabled people to rubber-stamp disability strategy

By Hannah Sharland on 27th August 2026 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Labour fails again on co-production as it reveals plan to ask disabled people to rubber-stamp disability strategy
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The Labour government is set to fail again in a key promise on co-production of disability policy, after revealing how it will only ask disabled people for their views on a key strategy after it has been drafted. In July 2025, […]

Government reveals next steps, and new research, on addressing pay discrimination facing disabled workers

By John Pring on 16th July 2026 Category: Employment

Government reveals next steps, and new research, on addressing pay discrimination facing disabled workers
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The government has laid out its next steps – and published new research – on addressing the pay discrimination faced by disabled workers and other oppressed groups. It is now two years since the new Labour government used its first king’s […]

Ministers to push ahead on disability pay gap reporting, while Tories describe plans as ‘grievance-mongering’

By John Pring on 26th March 2026 Category: Employment

Ministers to push ahead on disability pay gap reporting, while Tories describe plans as ‘grievance-mongering’
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The government is to push ahead with its delayed plans to force large employers to report on the size of their disability pay gap. The plans were first announced in the king’s speech in July 2024, and a consultation was held […]

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