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Union activists applaud challenge to minister over billions of pounds of cuts to disability benefits

By John Pring on 5th June 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Union activists applaud challenge to minister over billions of pounds of cuts to disability benefits
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Disabled union activists repeatedly challenged a Labour minister at a conference this week on the government’s plans to cut billions of pounds a year from spending on disability benefits.  There was prolonged applause when one disabled delegate, Mark Anthony Bastiani, from […]

Disability minister is ‘drawing up a list’ of potential actions to address barriers

By John Pring on 23rd January 2025 Category: Politics

Disability minister is ‘drawing up a list’ of potential actions to address barriers
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Labour’s disability minister has said for the first time that he is drawing up a list of priorities for action to address the barriers faced by disabled people. It is believed to be the first time that Sir Stephen Timms has […]

Anger and frustration after unions refuse to back disabled people’s manifesto

By John Pring on 30th May 2024 Category: Human Rights

Anger and frustration after unions refuse to back disabled people’s manifesto
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Disabled union delegates have been accused of failing to support the disability movement after refusing to back a motion at their annual conference that called on political parties, and the TUC, to support a manifesto drawn up by disabled people’s organisations. […]

Disabled union activists warn Labour: If you break your promises, we will come for you

By John Pring on 30th May 2024 Category: Employment

Disabled union activists warn Labour: If you break your promises, we will come for you
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Disabled trade unionists have warned that they will hold Labour to account on the promises it makes to improve the rights of disabled workers, if the party wins power at July’s general election. They have also called for activists to exert […]

Union activists attack government’s ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric

By John Pring on 30th May 2024 Category: Politics

Union activists attack government’s ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric
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Disabled union activists have attacked the government’s demonisation of disabled people and its “disgraceful discriminatory language”, at a conference that began less than a day after prime minister Rishi Sunak finally announced the date of the general election. A series of […]

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