Disabled people and their organisations have reacted to Boris Johnson becoming the new prime minister with alarm and scepticism, but also an appeal for “honest engagement”. Johnson (pictured) has already concerned many opponents – both within his party and among opposition […]
Baroness Brinton
Jodey Whiting petition: Lib Dems back petition, but doubts over Labour
Mixed response to government’s plans to improve access to air travel
Disabled peer calls for ‘heavy fines’ for air travel access failures
Concerns over industry’s repeated objections to councils’ accessible homes plans
Renovations to Houses of Parliament ‘must provide step change in access’
Government fails to back bill that could open up access to 800,000 wheelchair-users
Lib Dem conference: Party votes to bring UN disability convention into UK law
Lib Dem conference: Fresh evidence of PIP lies leads to call for video evidence
The Liberal Democrats have called for disability benefit assessments to be video-recorded, after their annual conference heard fresh evidence that healthcare professionals were writing dishonest assessment reports on behalf of the government. The party’s disabled work and pensions spokesman, Stephen Lloyd, […]