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Labour faces legal action from disabled members over ‘institutional’ discrimination

By John Pring on 8th September 2022 Category: Politics

Labour faces legal action from disabled members over ‘institutional’ discrimination
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Disabled activists have warned Labour that it faces possible legal action if it continues to refuse to act to end years of disability discrimination against party members. Senior figures in the party – including leader Keir Starmer, deputy leader Angela Rayner […]

Labour conference: Kendall refuses four times to say if she backs free social care

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Independent Living

Labour conference: Kendall refuses four times to say if she backs free social care
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Labour’s shadow social care minister has refused four times to say if she supports the idea of free social care. Liz Kendall had been asked by Disability News Service (DNS) whether she was in favour of free social care, and what […]

Labour conference: Concern over Starmer’s ‘hard-working families first’ pledge

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Concern over Starmer’s ‘hard-working families first’ pledge
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Disabled Labour activists have raised concerns about their leader’s promise to “always put hard-working families and their priorities first”, and his failure to mention disabled people, in a 12,000-word essay published on the eve of his party’s annual conference. The essay […]

Labour conference: Reynolds pledges to work with disabled people to replace WCA

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour conference: Reynolds pledges to work with disabled people to replace WCA
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Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has pledged to work alongside disabled people to draw up plans to replace the “fitness for work” benefit assessment system that has been linked to the deaths of multiple claimants over the last decade. Jonathan […]

Labour conference: MP accuses government of ‘gas-lighting’ social care during pandemic

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Human Rights

Labour conference: MP accuses government of ‘gas-lighting’ social care during pandemic
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A Labour MP who heard weekly reports on the “harrowing” impact of the pandemic on service-users and staff in social care through the early months of the crisis has accused the government of “gas-lighting” the sector by denying those experiences. Helen […]

Labour conference: Activists set for fight to persuade leadership on independent living

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Independent Living

Labour conference: Activists set for fight to persuade leadership on independent living
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Disabled people have a fight ahead of them to convince Labour’s leadership to accept the need for a universal right to independent living, say activists, despite the annual conference voting overwhelmingly in favour of it becoming party policy. Sunday’s vote passed […]

Labour conference: Party leadership is oppressing disabled people, say activists

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Party leadership is oppressing disabled people, say activists
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Senior Labour figures have been accused of discrimination and “oppression” of their own disabled members, after failing yet again to act on the barriers created by the party’s structures, policies and actions. Some disabled party members are now set to protest […]

Labour conference: De Cordova ‘facing oppression’ in parliament over support needs

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Politics

Labour conference: De Cordova ‘facing oppression’ in parliament over support needs
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A disabled shadow minister has accused the public body that provides MPs with financial support of “oppression” and “discrimination”, after it refused to meet some of the disability-related costs of doing her job in parliament. Marsha de Cordova described the “worry, […]

Labour conference: Disabled journalist bids to break new ground in parliament

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Disabled journalist bids to break new ground in parliament
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A disabled Reuters journalist and Labour activist hopes to become what he believes would be the first MP with such a significant level of impairment to be elected to the House of Commons. Peter Apps, a global affairs commentator with Reuters […]

Disability Labour crowdfunds costs for conference access hub after party ‘snub’

By John Pring on 22nd August 2019 Category: Politics

Disability Labour crowdfunds costs for conference access hub after party ‘snub’
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Disabled delegates who are providing free access and mental health advice and support to delegates at next month’s Labour conference have had to launch an “embarrassing” crowdfunding appeal after they say the party refused to pay for any free accommodation. At […]

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