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Disability Labour set for fresh start after angry scenes at agm

By John Pring on 13th September 2018 Category: Politics

Disability Labour set for fresh start after angry scenes at agm
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Disabled Labour activists have succeeded in a takeover of the organisation set up to build links between the party and the disability movement. During a heated annual general meeting (agm) of Disability Labour at a Leeds hotel on Saturday, the entire […]

Members raise concerns over Disability Labour’s ‘consistent failure’

By John Pring on 23rd August 2018 Category: Politics

Members raise concerns over Disability Labour’s ‘consistent failure’
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Disabled Labour activists have gone public with their concerns about the “consistent failure” of the organisation set up to build links between the party and the disability movement. They are set to call for major changes to Disability Labour at its […]

Handbook offers Labour new DEAL on addressing widespread discrimination in the party

By John Pring on 1st March 2018 Category: Politics

Handbook offers Labour new DEAL on addressing widespread discrimination in the party
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Disabled party activists are hoping a new handbook will force Labour to confront its failure to comply with its legal duties to prevent disability discrimination. Members of the Disability Equality ACT Labour (DEAL) campaign, all Labour members, say the party has […]

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 […]

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