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Lib Dem conference: Government ‘should consider criminalising disability discrimination’, says disabled MP

By John Pring on 19th September 2024 Category: Politics

Lib Dem conference: Government ‘should consider criminalising disability discrimination’, says disabled MP
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One of parliament’s new disabled MPs has suggested that the government should consider criminalising disability discrimination, because of the difficulty disabled people face in enforcing the Equality Act. Liberal Democrat Steve Darling was speaking to Disability News Service (DNS) at his […]

Lib Dem conference: Rising star calls on their party to ‘walk the walk’ on disability

By John Pring on 19th September 2024 Category: Politics

Lib Dem conference: Rising star calls on their party to ‘walk the walk’ on disability
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A disabled rising star in the Liberal Democrats has spoken of their plans to ensure their party does more to draw on the creativity and unique contribution that disabled people can make to politics. Among their plans, Katharine Macy is hoping […]

Commons confirms MPs received DWP ‘violence’ book, as Reeves warns of ‘difficult’ decisions on ‘welfare’

By John Pring on 12th September 2024 Category: Politics

Commons confirms MPs received DWP ‘violence’ book, as Reeves warns of ‘difficult’ decisions on ‘welfare’
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The House of Commons has met its promise to distribute hundreds of copies of a book about Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) “bureaucratic violence” to MPs, just as Labour’s chancellor was warning of difficult decisions on “welfare” in the budget. […]

House of Commons has many more disabled MPs than previously thought, ‘heartening’ new figures show

By John Pring on 15th August 2024 Category: Politics

House of Commons has many more disabled MPs than previously thought, ‘heartening’ new figures show
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“Positive” new figures show there are far more disabled MPs in the House of Commons than previously thought, and possibly as many as 40. Even after the addition of at least three new disabled MPs after July’s general election – Labour’s […]

­­Disabled people ‘back in the firing line’ on cuts after ‘hostile’ Reeves statement

By John Pring on 1st August 2024 Category: Politics

­­Disabled people ‘back in the firing line’ on cuts after ‘hostile’ Reeves statement
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Disabled people are back “in the firing line” on spending cuts, activists have warned, following a trio of decisions announced by Labour’s new chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this week. Reeves told MPs on Monday that there would be cuts to social care […]

Labour’s Cabinet Office refuses to release information on Tory Disability Action Plan

By John Pring on 25th July 2024 Category: Politics

Labour’s Cabinet Office refuses to release information on Tory Disability Action Plan
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The Cabinet Office has refused to release information that would confirm how little the last government was planning to spend on its much-criticised short-term plan that it claimed would improve disabled people’s lives. The plan, which contained 32 actions across 14 […]

Labour government sidelines disabled people in first king’s speech

By John Pring on 18th July 2024 Category: Politics

Labour government sidelines disabled people in first king’s speech
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The first king’s speech of the new government has confirmed fears that Labour has no immediate plans to address the social care crisis or to take other decisive action on disability rights. Although some of the new bills announced yesterday (Wednesday) […]

New disability minister pledges to put disabled people’s voices at heart of government’s work

By John Pring on 18th July 2024 Category: Politics

New disability minister pledges to put disabled people’s voices at heart of government’s work
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A senior MP with decades of social security experience has been appointed as the new minister with overall responsibility for disability issues, and has pledged to ensure “disabled people’s views and voices are at the heart of all we do”. Although […]

New disabled MP pledges to fight for inclusive education, and praises Commons staff

By John Pring on 18th July 2024 Category: Politics

New disabled MP pledges to fight for inclusive education, and praises Commons staff
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One of at least three new disabled MPs to be elected to parliament at this month’s general election says she hopes to help address the “depressing and unhappy legacy” left to disabled people by 14 years of Conservative-led governments. Dr Marie […]

Six days and 19,000 words into a new government, and just one mention of disability… then DWP claimant-blaming begins again

By John Pring on 11th July 2024 Category: Politics

Six days and 19,000 words into a new government, and just one mention of disability… then DWP claimant-blaming begins again
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After six days in which disabled adults were ignored in a series of announcements from the new government, Labour’s work and pensions secretary has this morning launched an attack on the “unacceptable” number of people on out-of-work benefits. In its first […]

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