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UKIP’s manifesto has significant policies on out-of-work disability benefits and social care, but offers little to suggest that disability rights would be a priority if the party won power. The manifesto says UKIP would abolish the much-criticised and “unfair” work capability […]
Disabled activists have been barred from standing as job-share candidates in at least two constituencies in next month’s general election. At least three serious attempts – two involving disabled people – have been made to persuade officials that two or more […]
The Conservative party is refusing to defend its record in government on disability issues, after declining invitations to take part in three national, disability-related election hustings. While the Tories’ coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats, have put up leading politicians to defend […]
A Conservative election candidate has been caught out misleading disabled constituents about the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). A transcript of an election hustings event in Merton, south-west London, has been published which shows that the Conservative candidate Paul […]
The actions and words of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government as reported in 60 Disability News Service stories published over the 60 months of the coalition May 2010: Coalition plans for government: School inclusion fears realised The fears of inclusive education […]
The Green party has come out ahead of Labour and the Liberal Democrats after one of the first disability-related hustings of the general election campaign. There were also some early hints of disability-related policies that are likely to be included in […]
The prime minister has become the third senior Conservative figure in a week to refuse to say in front of television cameras whether his party plans to tax key disability benefits after the general election. David Cameron was asked by SNP […]
The minister for disabled people has been heavily criticised for failing to ensure that his constituency office is accessible to disabled people, after Disability News Service (DNS) confirmed that a ramp used by his staff is potentially unsafe. One leading disabled […]
Leading disabled figures have warned that the chancellor’s “ominous” failure to mention disability or social care in this week’s budget could be a sign that he plans to target disabled people’s support and services for fresh cuts. George Osborne promised £12 […]
Shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves has caused outrage among disabled activists after declaring in an interview that Labour was “not the party of people on benefits”. In an interview in the Guardian, Reeves said: “We don’t want to be […]