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The Liberal Democrats have been unable to explain why several of their general election policies on disability were copied word-for-word from their 2017 manifesto. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported that the party had refused to explain why it had […]
Boris Johnson has refused to offer any long-term solution to the social care crisis in his party’s general election manifesto, despite insisting when he became prime minister that he had a “clear plan” for doing so. Instead, the party has offered […]
Labour has guaranteed a string of new rights for disabled people if it wins power at next month’s general election, and it has reaffirmed the promise it made two years ago to incorporate the UN disability convention into UK law. The […]
More than 100,000 disabled people have lost their Motability vehicles after being reassessed as part of the Conservatives’ disability benefit reforms, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. The figures show the number of Motability customers who have had to return their […]
A former Tory minister for disabled people appears to have lied twice about the government’s disability living allowance reforms, in response to concerns raised by her Labour opponent in an election hustings event. Maria Miller was minister for disabled people between […]
Labour has pledged to make independent living a reality through a string of measures, including billions of pounds of extra funding for care and support packages, although it has stopped short of offering a free, England-wide, independent living service. The party […]
Labour has been praised by accessible transport campaigners for pledging to ban the practice of running train services without an on-board member of staff who can assist disabled passengers. The party promises in its manifesto – as part of its policy […]
The Brexit party has almost completely ignored disability issues in its election manifesto, with not a single mention of disabled people. The party’s general election offer to voters, which it insists is a “contract” rather than a manifesto, provides almost no […]
Transport ministers have quietly given permission to councils, schools and colleges to breach a key anti-discrimination law for at least two years, and possibly up to four… in the middle of the general election campaign. The decision by ministers to allow […]
A new lottery award is set to help young disabled people research and record the history of the disabled people’s movement in one of England’s biggest cities. The Forging Our Future project will see younger disabled people – aged between 16 […]