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Disabled MP’s offensive remarks ‘should end his political career’

By John Pring on 26th October 2017 Category: Politics

Disabled MP’s offensive remarks ‘should end his political career’
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A series of offensive remarks made by a disabled MP about other minority groups and women should end his political career, according to members of a disabled women’s collective. Sisters of Frida was among disabled groups and activists who spoke to […]

Minister told ‘alarm bells are ringing’ over disability hate crime

By John Pring on 17th August 2017 Category: Crime

Minister told ‘alarm bells are ringing’ over disability hate crime
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Disabled campaigners have written to a government minister to warn him that “alarm bells are ringing” over the “massive discrepancies and inconsistencies” in the way the criminal justice system deals with disability hate crime prosecutions. The Disability Hate Crime Network says […]

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