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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 […]

User-led advice centre set to close its doors after NHS funding blow

By John Pring on 28th March 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

User-led advice centre set to close its doors after NHS funding blow
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A disabled people’s organisation is set to have to close the doors of its advice centre, which has provided vital support with benefit claims to thousands of disabled people, after nearly all its funding was suddenly withdrawn by a local NHS […]

Councils refuse to use suicide prevention plans to highlight ‘shocking’ ESA figures

By John Pring on 11th January 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Councils refuse to use suicide prevention plans to highlight ‘shocking’ ESA figures
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Local authorities in England are refusing to use their own suicide prevention plans to highlight “shocking” figures that show claimants of out-of-work disability benefits are at a hugely-increased risk of attempting to take their own lives. The figures, published in September […]

Party activist says lack of disabled people on Labour’s ruling body is ‘ludicrous’

By John Pring on 7th December 2017 Category: Politics

Party activist says lack of disabled people on Labour’s ruling body is ‘ludicrous’
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An activist is seeking election onto Labour’s ruling national body as part of a campaign to improve the representation of disabled people throughout the party. Sarah Taylor is one of two disabled members of the new Project 125 campaign who are […]

Labour conference: Members accuse party of years of ‘blatant discrimination’

By John Pring on 28th September 2017 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Members accuse party of years of ‘blatant discrimination’
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Labour is facing concerted pressure to put an end to years of “blatant discrimination” against its own disabled party members, while also facing complaints about “inexcusable” access failings at this week’s annual conference in Brighton. Members of one disabled members’ campaign […]

Labour conference: New disabled MP pledges to fight government’s assault on rights

By John Pring on 28th September 2017 Category: Politics

Labour conference: New disabled MP pledges to fight government’s assault on rights
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A newly-elected MP has accused the government of putting its “head in the sand” over the damage caused by years of cuts that have been “targeted” on disabled people. Marsha de Cordova, one of two newly-elected disabled Labour MPs, says she […]

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