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DWP’s treatment of disabled people under Tories was ‘terrible and inexcusable crime’, says MP

By John Pring on 7th November 2024 Category: Politics

DWP’s treatment of disabled people under Tories was ‘terrible and inexcusable crime’, says MP
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The way the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has treated disabled people in the last 15 years “will go down in history as a terrible and inexcusable crime”, MPs were told this week during a debate on the new government’s […]

Budget failed on addressing systemic challenges facing disabled people, Treasury is told

By John Pring on 31st October 2024 Category: Politics

Budget failed on addressing systemic challenges facing disabled people, Treasury is told
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Labour’s first budget for 15 years has failed to do enough to address the “systemic challenges” faced by disabled people across society, user-led organisations have warned the Treasury. The first budget speech of chancellor Rachel Reeves included no serious attempt to […]

Government pledge to scrap discriminatory ban on online attendance ‘could be first step towards inclusion’

By John Pring on 31st October 2024 Category: Politics

Government pledge to scrap discriminatory ban on online attendance ‘could be first step towards inclusion’
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Disabled politicians have welcomed the government’s pledge to scrap the ban on councillors attending meetings online, which should see an end to some of the discrimination they face when trying to play a role in local government. Labour’s deputy prime minister, […]

Disabled people’s organisations unite to oppose assisted suicide bill that has ‘far-reaching implications’

By John Pring on 17th October 2024 Category: Human Rights, Politics

Disabled people’s organisations unite to oppose assisted suicide bill that has ‘far-reaching implications’
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) from across England and Wales have united to warn of the grave risks of proposed new legislation that would allow assisted suicide for people with a terminal illness. Not Dead Yet UK, Disability Rights UK, All Wales […]

Badenoch’s ‘sinister’ comments on mental health and autism raise fears about future Tory disability policies

By John Pring on 17th October 2024 Category: Politics

Badenoch’s ‘sinister’ comments on mental health and autism raise fears about future Tory disability policies
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Disabled people have reacted with alarm to “stigmatising”, “damaging” and “inaccurate” comments about mental health and autism by Kemi Badenoch, the right-wing Conservative MP who could soon be the next leader of her party. The comments were made in a pamphlet […]

Tory leadership hopefuls ignore disabled people in pitch to MPs and party members

By John Pring on 3rd October 2024 Category: Politics

Tory leadership hopefuls ignore disabled people in pitch to MPs and party members
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All four of the candidates to be the next Conservative leader have ignored disabled people in their pitches to party members. None of the quartet – Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, and Tom Tugendhat – discussed how they would address […]

Former minister calls for access improvements to ‘appalling’ House of Commons facilities

By John Pring on 3rd October 2024 Category: Politics

Former minister calls for access improvements to ‘appalling’ House of Commons facilities
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One of the few disabled MPs in the last parliament has called for significant access improvements to the House of Commons. Robert Halfon, who was Conservative MP for Harlow for 14 years and served as an education minister, stepped down before […]

‘We want a full-time minister for disabled people’, Labour conference meeting is told

By John Pring on 26th September 2024 Category: Politics

‘We want a full-time minister for disabled people’, Labour conference meeting is told
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Disabled campaigners say they want more than a “part-time minister” for disabled people under the new Labour government. A fringe meeting at Labour’s annual party conference in Liverpool heard of concerns that Sir Stephen Timms had too many responsibilities as the […]

Labour accused of treating conference delegate like third-class citizen, after banning her service dog

By John Pring on 26th September 2024 Category: Politics

Labour accused of treating conference delegate like third-class citizen, after banning her service dog
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Labour has been accused of treating one of its own disabled delegates like a “third-class citizen”, after refusing to allow her to enter its party conference with her assistance dog. It is the latest example of years of disability discrimination by […]

DWP minister dodges question on Kendall’s ‘exclusionary’ decision to sideline disabled people

By John Pring on 26th September 2024 Category: Politics

DWP minister dodges question on Kendall’s ‘exclusionary’ decision to sideline disabled people
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A minister has failed to explain why his boss set up a board of experts to examine “economic inactivity” without appointing a single representative of a disabled people’s organisation (DPO). Sir Stephen Timms was asked about the decision of his boss, […]

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