Baroness Brinton

Politics

February 8, 2018 0

Renovations to Houses of Parliament ‘must provide step change in access’

A disabled peer has told the House of Lords that plans for a major “restoration and renewal” of the Houses of Parliament must ensure a “step change” in the provision of disability access in a building that can be “extremely unwelcoming” to disabled people. Baroness [Sal] Brinton, president of the Liberal Democrats and a

Independent Living

November 30, 2017 0

Government fails to back bill that could open up access to 800,000 wheelchair-users

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A disabled Tory peer has attacked the government for failing to support new laws that would provide access for 800,000 fellow wheelchair-users to 60,000 shops, pubs and cafés across England, Scotland and Wales. Lord Blencathra – former Home Office minister David Maclean – received strong cross-party support for his Equality Act 2010 (amendment) (disabled

Human Rights

Liberal Democrats delegates watching a speaker on the stage at their annual conference

September 21, 2017 0

Lib Dem conference: Party votes to bring UN disability convention into UK law

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The Liberal Democrats have voted to incorporate the UN disability convention into UK law. Party members overwhelmingly passed an emergency motion that noted how the UK government was accused last month by a UN committee of causing a “human catastrophe” by cutting disabled people’s support. David Buxton, the Deaf party activist who proposed the

Benefits and Poverty

The conference centre in Bournemouth with the sea and pier in the background

September 21, 2017 0

Lib Dem conference: Fresh evidence of PIP lies leads to call for video evidence

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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, told Disability News Service (DNS) that he was in favour of introducing pilot

Human Rights

June 15, 2017 0

Polling station ‘discrimination’ fuels calls for online voting

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The experience of a partially-sighted voter who believes he was discriminated against at a general election polling station last week has added to calls for disabled people to be allowed to vote online. Dan Williams, director of Visualise Training and Consultancy in Cardiff, had asked Cardiff council in advance if he could vote using

Human Rights

Baroness Brinton, smiling, with Kate Green sitting nearby

June 1, 2017 0

Election 2017: Lib Dems make UN convention pledge

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The Liberal Democrats have pledged that they would incorporate the UN disability convention into UK law. Although the policy – which would give disabled people in the UK a wave of new rights in law – was not part of the Liberal Democrat election manifesto, Disability News Service (DNS) has been told that it

Transport

Baroness Campbell speaking in the debate

October 27, 2016

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Baroness Campbell vows to fight on over access to buses

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A disabled peer has vowed to fight on after the government rejected her proposal to introduce a new law that would force bus companies to protect the interests of disabled passengers. Baroness [Jane] Campbell had suggested an amendment to the government’s bus services bill that would have forced operators to publish policies on access

Politics

September 29, 2016

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Speaker ‘must take a stance’ on job-share MPs

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The speaker of the House of Commons must “take a stance” on calls for new laws that would allow candidates to stand jointly for election as job-share MPs, according to the disabled president of the Liberal Democrats. Baroness [Sal] Brinton spoke out in frustration at the lack of progress in pushing for a measure

Benefits and Poverty

September 22, 2016

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‘Fit for work’ suicide man’s sister tried to take her own life after DWP ordeal

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The sister of a man driven to suicide by the “fitness for work” system tried to take her own life after being “treated like a criminal” by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over her benefit claims. Eleanor Donnachie believes her brother Paul (pictured) was a victim of DWP’s failure to ensure the

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