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A United Nations committee has accused the UK government of demonising disabled people and treating them as “undeserving citizens” by preparing to fund tax cuts through slashing disability benefits. Members of the UN’s committee on the rights of disabled people provided […]
The government tried this week to persuade the UN that it has made “progress” since being found guilty of “grave and systematic violations” of the disability rights convention, just as MPs prepared to undermine one of its key claims. A delegation […]
The government has admitted launching its much-criticised Disability Action Plan without a clear idea of how much – or how little – it would cost. Disabled people’s organisations have already dismissed the short-term plan as a series of “empty promises” that […]
Disabled campaigners are calling on the House of Commons to address its “febrile atmosphere” and ensure that those with communication differences who take part in parliamentary debates no longer have to fear being “ripped to shreds”. They have drawn up a […]
The government has accepted just two of the recommendations made by a committee of MPs who delivered a powerful attack on the government’s discredited National Disability Strategy. The Commons women and equalities committee said in December that the strategy was merely […]
The information commissioner has ruled that Disability News Service (DNS) was not being “vexatious” when it tried to find out whether the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) tried to encourage a national newspaper to stir up hostility towards disabled people. […]
A cross-party committee of MPs has rejected attempts by a minority of its members to try to use a new report to push the government towards legalising assisted suicide in England and Wales. The report follows a 14-month inquiry, with more […]
A disabled peer who lost her first husband through the contaminated blood scandal has called on the government to end its repeated delays in establishing a compensation scheme for those affected. Baroness [Jane] Campbell was speaking for the first time in […]
A disabled politician has announced he will not stand for his party at the next general election because of the rising and “intolerable” levels of hate crime directed towards him as someone with a stammer. Chris Nelson (pictured) has stood for […]
Disabled people’s organisations have dismissed the government’s new Disability Action Plan as a series of “empty promises” that fail to address the “dire situation” disabled people are facing. The plan, and its 32 “practical actions”, was launched by disability minister Mims […]