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Labour appears set for a serious disagreement with its own minister for disability, after apparently rejecting his advice about a disabled member who was prevented from attending the party’s annual conference with her assistance dog. Sir Stephen Timms wrote to the […]
Disabled campaigners say they want more than a “part-time minister” for disabled people under the new Labour government. A fringe meeting at Labour’s annual party conference in Liverpool heard of concerns that Sir Stephen Timms had too many responsibilities as the […]
Labour has been accused of treating one of its own disabled delegates like a “third-class citizen”, after refusing to allow her to enter its party conference with her assistance dog. It is the latest example of years of disability discrimination by […]
Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people has angered activists after failing to express concern about safeguarding flaws at the heart of the universal credit system, including a suicide linked by a coroner to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Vicky […]
A wheelchair-user could easily have lost his life in front of hundreds of delegates to the Labour conference, after the party ignored years of safety warnings about the ramp used to access the speakers’ platform, say disabled activists. There was an […]
Changes voted through by Labour at its annual conference this week have further marginalised disabled people within the party, activists have warned. Because of the changes to the party’s constitution, constituency Labour parties (CLPs) now need to have permission from the […]
Labour has promised to govern by co-producing its policies with disabled people, if it wins the next general election. Following criticism of the party’s decision to leave out key disability rights policies from the report that will form the core of […]
Labour has broken its promise to implement the UN disability convention into UK law if it wins the next general election, according to confidential party policy documents. The party was insisting until at least July this year that a Labour government […]
Labour has been accused of caving in to “powerful vested interests” after failing to include any reference to scrapping care charges in documents that will form the basis of the party’s next general election manifesto. One leading disabled people’s organisation said […]
Ministers have been criticised for a “disgraceful” failure to keep their promise on introducing stricter accessibility standards for new homes, years after they first proposed improvements. Almost exactly a year ago, the government said it would consult on new rules that […]