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Kim Marshall decided to stand in the general election because she has already spent most of her life speaking up for those who cannot speak up for themselves, and teaching others how to do that. Although she knows her first duty, […]
Life for disabled people is hard, and getting harder, and they feel “constantly under attack”, according to Liberal Democrat election candidate Richard Whelan. One of his priorities, if elected, would be to ensure that the Equality Act 2010 is properly enforced. […]
The current political system is not designed for disabled people’s inclusion, according to general election candidate Mags Lewis, which is why she is determined to stand and “be seen to stand” at this general election as a visibly disabled woman. Lewis […]
Three statements made by government ministers on disability benefits – including one by Rishi Sunak – have been found to be potentially misleading by the UK statistics regulator. Of the three misleading statements, one of them was made by the prime […]
The Conservative party has published a general election manifesto without a single new policy aimed at improving the lives of disabled people. Analysis by Disability News Service of the manifesto shows that the few policies targeted at disabled voters are existing […]
The Liberal Democrats have devoted a significant part of their manifesto to reforming adult social care and supporting independent living, but they have also pledged to implement the UN disability convention into law if they win power at the election. […]
The Green party has promised that its MPs will push for a five per cent increase in the level of disability benefits, free personal care for adults, and more money to support disabled children in mainstream schools. The party’s manifesto, published […]
The accessible housing crisis is a key issue for Green candidate Sara Nicola Ruth* in the general election campaign, particularly as she is herself “stuck in an inaccessible home”. Her experience with inaccessible housing convinced her that she needed to use […]
As – probably – the only disabled person to have founded a UK political party, John Urquhart* can speak from a position of strength when it comes to the disability policies they would prioritise if their party came to power. Their […]
Disabled people were not mentioned once in the first major television event of the general election campaign, despite the participants speaking more than 21,000 words over more than two hours. Analysis of transcripts of the leaders’ debate between Rishi Sunak and […]