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Labour shadow ministers have been accused of “paying lip service to disabled people”, after the party commissioned a report on breaking the link between disability and poverty and then refused to publicise its conclusions. The Disability and Poverty Taskforce was set […]
A future Labour government should make a “wise investment” in disabled people in order to break the link between disability and poverty, according to a new report for the party. The Disability and Poverty Taskforce was set up by Labour and […]
The Liberal Democrats have become the first major political party to endorse the idea of allowing MPs to job-share, a measure which would make it easier for many disabled people to stand for election. Disabled activists and other campaigners want parliament […]
The low turnout by MPs in last week’s debate on the WOW petition will damage efforts to persuade the public to engage with politics and politicians, according to the campaign’s organisers. Backbench MPs agreed to hold the debate – which focused […]
MPs have backed demands for the government to assess the true damage caused by its welfare reforms to the lives of disabled people, after an historic debate in the House of Commons. The debate was secured by the Labour MP John […]
Two Conservative ministers have refused to consider exempting disabled people from the “bedroom tax”, despite new research that suggests many are facing eviction from their homes. Lord Freud, the welfare reform minister, and Kris Hopkins, the housing minister, were giving evidence […]
A fund set up to help disabled people with the extra costs they face in gaining elected office will be extended by another year, so that it covers the general election in 2015. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) also revealed that […]