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Harper accused of hypocrisy after handing out access awards

By John Pring on 13th March 2015 Category: Politics

Harper accused of hypocrisy after handing out access awards
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The minister for disabled people has been accused of hypocrisy, after announcing the winners of his Accessible Britain awards, despite his own access failings. A leading disabled people’s organisation, Equal Lives, said that Mark Harper should “put his own house in […]

Minister hides truth over office access

By John Pring on 29th December 2014 Category: Independent Living, News Archive

Minister hides truth over office access
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The disability minister has refused to say whether he has taken any measures to remove access barriers that could prevent disabled people visiting his constituency office. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed earlier this month that Mark Harper had been accused of […]

’Hypocrite’ Harper hides from questions over office access

By John Pring on 19th December 2014 Category: Independent Living, News Archive, Politics

’Hypocrite’ Harper hides from questions over office access
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The minister for disabled people has refused to answer a string of potentially embarrassing questions about his inaccessible constituency office. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) revealed that Mark Harper had been accused of hypocrisy after he called for shops and […]

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