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Labour leadership: Nandy pledges ‘truth and justice’ fight for DWP victims

By John Pring on 6th February 2020 Category: Politics

Labour leadership: Nandy pledges ‘truth and justice’ fight for DWP victims
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Labour leadership candidate Lisa Nandy has backed calls for an independent inquiry into deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and has pledged to fight for “truth and justice” on behalf of those who died. One of four […]

Labour leadership: Long-Bailey promises policy partnership with disabled people

By John Pring on 6th February 2020 Category: Politics

Labour leadership: Long-Bailey promises policy partnership with disabled people
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One of the front-runners to be Labour’s next leader has pledged to work in partnership with disabled people to develop party policy, if she wins the contest. Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary and seen as the leading candidate for those […]

Labour leadership: Starmer dodges questions on housing, care and rights

By John Pring on 6th February 2020 Category: Politics

Labour leadership: Starmer dodges questions on housing, care and rights
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The front-runner in the contest to be the next Labour leader has refused to answer key questions about his policies on disability equality. As with all four remaining leadership contenders, Sir Keir Starmer was sent six questions nearly two weeks ago […]

Errol Graham: Vigil will push for change and justice, after tragic death

By John Pring on 6th February 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Errol Graham: Vigil will push for change and justice, after tragic death
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Campaigners will tomorrow (Friday) take part in a vigil in Nottingham to highlight how the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) led to a disabled man starving to death after his out-of-work benefits were withdrawn. Disabled activists and […]

Errol Graham: Family demand criminal probe into former DWP ministers

By John Pring on 30th January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Errol Graham: Family demand criminal probe into former DWP ministers
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The family of a man who starved to death after his out-of-work benefits were wrongly stopped have backed calls for a criminal investigation into former ministers and senior civil servants they believe are responsible for his and other deaths. Last week, […]

Errol Graham: Anger over minister’s ‘heartless’ response

By John Pring on 30th January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Errol Graham: Anger over minister’s ‘heartless’ response
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The minister for disabled people has refused to apologise for his “heartless” response to the deaths of two disabled people that have been closely linked to the failings of his own department. Justin Tomlinson was asked in the House of Commons […]

DWP lied about independence of new deaths panel

By John Pring on 30th January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP lied about independence of new deaths panel
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The government lied when it said that a new panel set up to examine deaths linked to the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) would be “independent”, it has been forced to admit. The proposal was first announced […]

The death of Errol Graham: Latest tragedy is linked to 10 years of DWP deaths

By John Pring on 23rd January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

The death of Errol Graham: Latest tragedy is linked to 10 years of DWP deaths
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A disabled man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly stopped is the latest in a long line of fatalities that can be linked to failings and deliberate policy decisions by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This […]

The death of Errol Graham: Activists left ‘enraged’ and ‘sickened’ by latest DWP death

By John Pring on 23rd January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

The death of Errol Graham: Activists left ‘enraged’ and ‘sickened’ by latest DWP death
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Disabled activists have been left sickened, shocked and enraged after hearing how a disabled man starved to death when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wrongly removed his out-of-work benefits for missing an assessment. One campaigner said the level of […]

Ministers secretly launch panel to probe links between DWP and claimant deaths

By John Pring on 23rd January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Ministers secretly launch panel to probe links between DWP and claimant deaths
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Ministers have secretly launched a new panel that will examine deaths linked to serious failings by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), apparently without informing MPs and peers. Its launch only emerged when DWP admitted that the circumstances surrounding the […]

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