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Election 2019: De Cordova pledges Labour will hold inquiry into DWP deaths

By John Pring on 11th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Election 2019: De Cordova pledges Labour will hold inquiry into DWP deaths
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The shadow minister for disabled people has pledged at a public rally that a Labour government would hold an inquiry into the deaths of disabled people that have been linked to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failings. It is the […]

Election 2019: Shadow chancellor says disabled voters ‘will make Tories pay for austerity’

By John Pring on 11th December 2019 Category: Politics

Election 2019: Shadow chancellor says disabled voters ‘will make Tories pay for austerity’
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Disabled voters will tomorrow make the Conservatives pay for what they have done to them over the last decade of austerity, Labour’s shadow chancellor has told a rally of party activists. John McDonnell told the pre-election rally of disabled Labour supporters […]

Election 2019: Five parties make final pitches to disabled voters

By John Pring on 11th December 2019 Category: Politics

Election 2019: Five parties make final pitches to disabled voters
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Five political parties have made their final pitches to potential disabled voters on the eve of tomorrow’s general election. Disability News Service (DNS) asked the Conservatives, the Green party, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the SNP to explain in […]

Election 2019: Tories ‘will abandon disabled people to dog-eat-dog culture’

By John Pring on 11th December 2019 Category: Politics

Election 2019: Tories ‘will abandon disabled people to dog-eat-dog culture’
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The Conservative party wants the UK to follow America into becoming a “dog-eat-dog culture” where there is no support for disabled people, a comedian and activist has told a pre-election rally. Francesca Martinez, who was speaking at a rally of disabled […]

Election 2019: Labour promises move towards inclusive education system

By John Pring on 11th December 2019 Category: Education

Election 2019: Labour promises move towards inclusive education system
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Labour has committed itself to moving back towards an inclusive education system if it wins power in tomorrow’s general election (Thursday). The pledge was made by Marsha de Cordova, the party’s shadow minister for disabled people, at a pre-election rally of […]

Election 2019: Minister thinks social care green paper does not exist

By John Pring on 11th December 2019 Category: Independent Living

Election 2019: Minister thinks social care green paper does not exist
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A senior Tory minister has admitted she believes that the government’s long-awaited green paper on adult social care does not actually exist. The government has been promising to publish the green paper, which would lay out plans for addressing the adult […]

WCA death doctor: DWP put ‘immense pressure’ on Atos to find claimants fit for work

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

WCA death doctor: DWP put ‘immense pressure’ on Atos to find claimants fit for work
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A company paid to assess disabled people’s fitness for work was put under “immense pressure” by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to find claimants ineligible for out-of-work disability benefits, official records have revealed. DWP has insisted for years that […]

Civil servants ‘ashamed’ to work for DWP over ‘pig’s ear’ universal credit

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Civil servants ‘ashamed’ to work for DWP over ‘pig’s ear’ universal credit
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Civil servants described to colleagues how they were “ashamed” to work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) because of the experiences of their own relatives when claiming universal credit, leaked documents have revealed. The thoughts of DWP civil servants […]

Shadow chancellor backs call for criminal investigation into Duncan Smith and Grayling

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Shadow chancellor backs call for criminal investigation into Duncan Smith and Grayling
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Labour’s shadow chancellor has joined disabled campaigners in backing calls for a criminal probe into the actions of former Tory ministers and senior civil servants, following the publication of a five-year investigation into the deaths of disabled benefit claimants. The 12,000-word […]

UK ‘one of worst in European Union on disability poverty’

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

UK ‘one of worst in European Union on disability poverty’
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The UK is one of the worst-performing countries in the European Union (EU) when it comes to protecting disabled people from poverty, according to official figures. The EU figures show that the UK is the 10th worst of the 28 EU […]

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