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Access to Elected Office Fund

UN day of disabled people: Temporary election access fund ‘must be just a first step’

By John Pring on 6th December 2018 Category: Politics

UN day of disabled people: Temporary election access fund ‘must be just a first step’
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The government has finally launched a new temporary fund that will support disabled candidates who want to stand for elected office, but only for the next 15 months. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) said the EnAble “interim” fund would provide £250,000 […]

Trio of disabled politicians welcome ‘partial victory’ on Access to Elected Office Fund

By John Pring on 24th May 2018 Category: Politics

Trio of disabled politicians welcome ‘partial victory’ on Access to Elected Office Fund
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Three disabled politicians are welcoming a “partial victory” over the government, after a minister announced 12 months’ worth of new funding to support disabled candidates who want to stand for elected office. Women and equalities minister Penny Mordaunt announced that the […]

Campaign’s legal threat forces government pledge on election access fund decision

By John Pring on 3rd May 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Campaign’s legal threat forces government pledge on election access fund decision
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The government is finally set to publish a long-awaited review of a fund that supported Deaf and disabled people with the extra costs of standing for election but has been closed for the last three years. The announcement came in response […]

Government faces legal action over election access fund

By John Pring on 12th April 2018 Category: Politics

Government faces legal action over election access fund
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Three disabled politicians have begun legal action against the government over its failure to reopen a fund that supported Deaf and disabled people with the extra costs of standing for election as MPs. Labour’s Emily Brothers, Liberal Democrat David Buxton and […]

New campaign to fight barriers to elected office is tribute to Lorraine Gradwell

By John Pring on 8th March 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

New campaign to fight barriers to elected office is tribute to Lorraine Gradwell
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A new campaigning organisation – named after one of Manchester’s “finest civil rights campaigners” – will fight to remove the barriers to elected office faced by disabled people in the city. The Trust Lorraine Foundation (TLF) was launched in Manchester on […]

New disabled MPs back fresh call to reopen access fund

By John Pring on 6th July 2017 Category: Politics

New disabled MPs back fresh call to reopen access fund
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The two newest disabled MPs in the House of Commons have backed a call for the government to reopen a fund that helped politicians meet the disability-related costs they face when campaigning for election. Labour MPs Marsha de Cordova and Jared […]

Election 2017: Elected office access fund closure was ‘undemocratic tragedy’

By John Pring on 25th May 2017 Category: Politics

Election 2017: Elected office access fund closure was ‘undemocratic tragedy’
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Disabled politicians seeking to become MPs say the government’s decision to stop providing funding to help with their extra campaigning costs has made it harder for them to be successful in next month’s general election. They have told Disability News Service […]

Scottish government lays out 93 actions to help country meet UN obligations

By John Pring on 8th December 2016 Category: Politics

Scottish government lays out 93 actions to help country meet UN obligations
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The Scottish government has described the 93 actions it believes will help Scotland meet its obligations under the UN disability convention, and address some of the harm caused to disabled people by the UK government’s “austerity economics” policies. It published its […]

Lib Dem conference: Party ‘needs to rebuild trust with disabled voters’

By John Pring on 22nd September 2016 Category: Politics

Lib Dem conference: Party ‘needs to rebuild trust with disabled voters’
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The president of the Liberal Democrats has admitted that her party needs to rebuild trust among disabled people, after five years of coalition government ended with a shattering defeat at last year’s general election. Baroness [Sal] Brinton, herself a wheelchair-user, said […]

MPs call on government to reopen fund for disabled politicians

By John Pring on 28th January 2016 Category: Politics

MPs call on government to reopen fund for disabled politicians
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A cross-party group of MPs have called on the government to reopen a fund that provided financial support for disabled people who want to stand for election to parliament or local councils. The Access to Elected Office fund – which offered […]

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