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Truss and Sunak dodge questions from disabled Tory members

By John Pring on 18th August 2022 Category: Politics

Truss and Sunak dodge questions from disabled Tory members
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The two Conservative candidates to be the next prime minister are both refusing to face questions at an event organised by disabled members of their own party. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have both ducked out of attending hustings events for […]

Silence from Truss and Sunak on how they would improve lives of disabled people

By John Pring on 11th August 2022 Category: Politics

Silence from Truss and Sunak on how they would improve lives of disabled people
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The two candidates to be the next leader of the Conservative party – and to take over from Boris Johnson as prime minister – have refused to say how they would improve the lives of disabled people if they won the […]

Thinktank launches disability politics report without revealing its own Tory links

By John Pring on 3rd March 2022 Category: Politics

Thinktank launches disability politics report without revealing its own Tory links
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A new disability policy thinktank has launched a report that calls for action to tackle the under-representation of disabled people in politics, but without revealing its own close links to the Conservative party. The Disability Policy Centre (DPC) describes itself as […]

Down’s syndrome bill could be world’s first, says former cabinet minister

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Independent Living

Down’s syndrome bill could be world’s first, says former cabinet minister
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A former cabinet minister is hoping that his bill aimed at improving services for people with Down’s syndrome will be the first such legislation in the world. Dr Liam Fox, a former defence secretary, told a fringe meeting at this week’s […]

Concern as minister appoints Tory peer as equality watchdog’s disability lead

By John Pring on 27th April 2017 Category: Politics

Concern as minister appoints Tory peer as equality watchdog’s disability lead
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The government’s decision to appoint a second consecutive Tory peer to lead on the equality watchdog’s work on disabled people’s rights could put its status as a leading international human rights institution in jeopardy, according to a former commissioner. In a […]

Tory MPs’ ‘cynical and shabby’ behaviour over ‘cut and paste’ letters

By John Pring on 19th June 2015 Category: Politics

Tory MPs’ ‘cynical and shabby’ behaviour over ‘cut and paste’ letters
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Conservative MPs have been accused of “horribly cynical, shabby” behaviour after sending out identical “template” letters explaining why they would not back a community inclusion bill named after a young disabled man who drowned in an NHS unit. Campaigners had approached […]

Fresh fears on rights as Tory MEPs vote against anti-discrimination laws

By John Pring on 22nd May 2015 Category: Human Rights

Fresh fears on rights as Tory MEPs vote against anti-discrimination laws
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Fresh doubts have been cast on the Conservative government’s commitment to human rights and the UN disability convention, after the party’s MEPs voted against calls for new European laws that would protect disabled people from discrimination. All but three of the […]

ELECTION 2015: Golden Paralympian’s concern at government cuts to ‘safety net’

By John Pring on 6th May 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

ELECTION 2015: Golden Paralympian’s concern at government cuts to ‘safety net’
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A triple-gold medal-winning Paralympian has criticised the government for cutting funding for many disabled people with high support needs. Sophie Christiansen expressed deep concern at the Conservative party’s manifesto pledge to make a further £12 billion in cuts to social security […]

UPDATED: The story of the general election campaign, in 30 news stories

By John Pring on 5th May 2015 Category: Politics

UPDATED: The story of the general election campaign, in 30 news stories
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Election 2015: Tories dodge questions over disability benefit cuts The prime minister has become the third senior Conservative figure in a week to refuse to say in front of television cameras whether his party plans to tax key disability benefits after […]

ELECTION 2015: Coalition has led to in-work ‘discrimination, harassment and hardship’

By John Pring on 1st May 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

ELECTION 2015: Coalition has led to in-work ‘discrimination, harassment and hardship’
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Disabled workers have faced deteriorating attitudes from employers, cuts to their legal protection, and “disintegrating” long-term job prospects under the last four years of the coalition government, according to new research. The study by the Public Interest Research Unit (PIRU), a […]

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