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Marsha de Cordova speaking in parliament

May 31, 2018 0

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Government ‘has created hostile environment for disabled people’

The government has created a “hostile environment” for disabled people just as it has for members of the Windrush generation, Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people has told trade unionists. Marsha de Cordova (pictured) described herself as a “grand-daughter of the Windrush generation” as she addressed the annual TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference in Bournemouth.

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Jon Fletcher with Labour politician Andy Burnham

May 24, 2018 0

Survey of disabled members finds ‘unacceptable’ discrimination within Labour party

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A new survey of disabled Labour members has revealed “very disturbing” levels of disability discrimination throughout the party. The survey has been released by disabled party activists who have become frustrated at the party’s continuing refusal to take seriously their concerns about widespread discrimination both among local constituency parties and the national Labour party.

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Lisney, Buxton, Hart and Brothers (and her guide dog) outside 10 Downing Street

May 24, 2018 0

Trio of disabled politicians welcome ‘partial victory’ on Access to Elected Office Fund

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Three disabled politicians are welcoming a “partial victory” over the government, after a minister announced 12 months’ worth of new funding to support disabled candidates who want to stand for elected office. Women and equalities minister Penny Mordaunt announced that the government would provide “up to” £250,000 to assist disabled people with the additional

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Penny Mordaunt speaking in the House of Commons

May 17, 2018 0

Information commissioner ‘most concerned’ about DWP’s ‘foreign advice’ replies

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been criticised by the information commissioner over the way it dealt with a request to reveal the identities of seven foreign governments that asked for advice on disability reform. After facing a probe by the commissioner into its refusal to release the information, DWP is now

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Lord Shinkwin speaking, from behind a table

May 17, 2018 0

Equality watchdog’s attempt to ‘mainstream’ disability ‘is failing disabled people’

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The equality watchdog is failing disabled people by attempting to “mainstream” disability and treat it the same way as the other eight characteristics protected by the Equality Act, peers have warned. The House of Lords was debating the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s decision that it no longer needed a disability commissioner, and to

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April 12, 2018 0

Network neglect leaves government ‘closer to coercion than co-production’

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The government’s reputation on disability equality has suffered a further damaging blow, after it admitted that none of the bodies it set up to engage with disabled people and their organisations as part of its disability strategy has met in nearly a year. The Fulfilling Potential Forum, set up “to discuss how disabled people

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Separate picture of David Buxton, Simeon Hart and Emily Brothers campaigning

April 12, 2018 0

Government faces legal action over election access fund

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Three disabled politicians have begun legal action against the government over its failure to reopen a fund that supported Deaf and disabled people with the extra costs of standing for election as MPs. Labour’s Emily Brothers, Liberal Democrat David Buxton and the Green party’s Simeon Hart say the government is breaching the Equality Act

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March 22, 2018 0

Scrapped! Ministers ‘secretly ditch government’s disability strategy’

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The government appears to have scrapped its cross-departmental disability strategy – which was aimed at “improving the lives of disabled people” – and abandoned any idea of replacing it. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) yesterday refused to say what had happened to a review of its Fulfilling Potential strategy, which was announced

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Philip Hammond speaking in the House of Commons

March 15, 2018 0

Spring statement ‘shows disabled people will continue to bear brunt of austerity’

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The chancellor’s spring statement shows that disabled people will continue to bear the brunt of austerity, according to leading user-led organisations. They spoke out after Philip Hammond (pictured) resisted calls to increase funding for adult social care and other public services in this week’s statement. Instead, he suggested that he might increase public spending

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A huge poster for the Labour conference outside the conference centre

March 1, 2018 0

Handbook offers Labour new DEAL on addressing widespread discrimination in the party

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Disabled party activists are hoping a new handbook will force Labour to confront its failure to comply with its legal duties to prevent disability discrimination. Members of the Disability Equality ACT Labour (DEAL) campaign, all Labour members, say the party has repeatedly failed to comply with its duties under the Equality Act. To address

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