Brexit

Politics

August 2, 2018 0

MPs launch probe into enforcement of Equality Act

A committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into the difficulties faced by disabled people and other protected groups who need to enforce their rights under the Equality Act. The Commons women and equalities committee said it was concerned that the 2010 act “creates an unfair burden” on individuals who want to enforce their

Human Rights

Sue Bott giving evidence to a parliamentary committee

July 19, 2018 0

Brexit bill ‘will give ministers power to exchange trade deals for rights’

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The government’s trade bill – which will give ministers powers to give up disability rights protections in exchange for deals with other countries – proves disabled people were right to be concerned about the impact of Brexit, say campaigners. Disability and human rights organisations have written to trade secretary Liam Fox to express alarm

Human Rights

Baroness Campbell speaking in the House of Lords

February 8, 2018 0

Disabled peer raises ‘deep concerns’ over impact of Brexit bill on rights

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Disabled people should be concerned that the process of leaving the European Union (EU) could see their rights “lost or watered down”, according to a disabled peer. Baroness [Jane] Campbell told fellow peers last week that she had “deep concerns” at the “sweeping powers” that the government’s European Union (withdrawal) bill would give to

Human Rights

Baroness Grey-Thompson speaking in the House of Lords

December 14, 2017 0

Disabled peers raise fresh alarm over Brexit rights

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Two disabled peers have called on the government to ensure that the rights of disabled people are protected when the country leaves the European Union (EU). Both Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson and Baroness [Jane] Campbell raised concerns of possible “regression” of the rights of disabled people in the UK as a result of the Brexit

Crime

Lord Thomas speaking from an ornate pulpit

November 2, 2017 0

Head of judiciary said Brexit delays will rule out vital hate crime law change

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The head of the judiciary has blamed the parliamentary logjam caused by Brexit for preventing the introduction of vital new laws that would make it easier for disability hate crime to be punished with stricter sentences. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, who retired last month, told the chief executive of the Crown Prosecution

Human Rights

Philip Connolly speaking at a conference

June 29, 2017 0

Disabled people ‘have too little awareness of rights’ in lead-up to Brexit

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A new report has called for greater awareness of the rights enjoyed by disabled people through the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU), as the country moves towards Brexit. The Implications Of Brexit For Disability Rights looks for ways in which disability organisations can work together to push the government to ensure that

Human Rights

Baroness Campbell speaking at the workshop, seen between two delegates

March 23, 2017

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Disabled people must ‘take initiative’ in fight to keep rights after Brexit

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Disabled people and their organisations must “take the initiative” and fight to keep the laws that protect their rights as the UK heads towards Brexit, campaigners have been told. The call came at a workshop in London organised by two of Europe’s leading organisations of disabled people, part of a project* to provide information

Human Rights

March 23, 2017

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Disabled EU citizens raise fears over post-Brexit residency rights

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The Brexit process could see disabled people who were born on the continent but have lived here for many years unable to secure permanent residency in the UK, because they have never been able to work. UK law says citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA)* cannot secure permanent residence – and apply for

Independent Living

Baroness Campbell speaking in the House of Lords, with a PA by her side

February 9, 2017

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‘Hard Brexit’ could see disabled people lose right to independent living, say peers

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The process of exiting the European Union (EU) could worsen the social care crisis if the UK government does not protect access to personal assistants (PAs) from EU countries, disabled peers have warned. They told a work and pensions minister that uncertainty over the “Brexit” negotiations with fellow EU members was leading to “terrible

Human Rights

Anna Lawson speaking into a microphone watched by two other panellists

November 10, 2016

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Hard Brexit ‘will open up bigger disability rights gap’ than a softer EU exit

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Disabled people must push the government hard as it negotiates its withdrawal from the European Union (EU), because the terms of the Brexit deal are likely to have a significant impact on disability rights in the UK, according to a leading academic. Professor Anna Lawson, head of the Centre for Disability Studies and the new Disability

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