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A disabled MP has announced that she will co-sponsor an assisted suicide bill as it returns to parliament, despite the strong objections of the disability movement to the proposed legislation. Dr Marie Tidball (pictured) was a prominent supporter of the terminally […]
The Conservative party is refusing to provide any details of its review of disability benefits, including who is carrying it out, and what attempts it will make to engage with disabled people. Despite repeated requests from Disability News Service (DNS), the […]
Disabled people in Scotland have made it clear that the Motability vehicle scheme is essential to their independence and is not a “luxury”, particularly if they live in a rural area, a new report has found. The Motability is not a […]
A new project is calling for people with memories and experiences of the disability arts movement to help preserve its history, with artists saying it will recognise the “vital role” the “cultural phenomenon” has played in fighting for disability rights. The […]
The government has tried to claim credit for a scheme that will significantly increase the number of interpreters trained to support Deafblind people, despite providing just £15,000 in new funding. In one of the Labour government’s few non-employment-related announcements aimed at […]
One of the Labour government’s key disability employment programmes could prove to be a “positive” step forward, but its implementation has been “more challenging than expected”, a committee of MPs has concluded. Connect to Work was launched in October 2024, and […]
The government’s review of personal independence payment (PIP) could lead to cuts in spending when it produces its final report later this year, work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden has told MPs. Some politicians and journalists – although not Disability News […]
The government has been accused of an “outrageous” failure to listen to disabled campaigners and allies who have been calling for ministers to include far stronger measures on accessibility and disability rights in their railways bill. The bill finished its passage […]
Labour ministers have refused to release a “briefing pack” which would reveal the thoughts of civil servants on repeated calls for an inquiry into hundreds, and probably thousands, of benefit-related deaths. Disabled activists, families of deceased claimants and MPs have been […]
Disabled MPs and activists have expressed grave concern at the decision of Labour backbencher Lauren Edwards to reintroduce the “divisive” and “deeply flawed and unsafe” assisted dying bill to parliament. Edwards came second in last month’s private members’ bill ballot, which […]