Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People

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Debbie Abrahams speaking in parliament, with John McDonnell sitting behind her

November 17, 2016

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Abrahams ‘uninvites’ DPO… because it wanted to talk about independent living

Labour’s relationship with the disability movement has suffered another blow after the party invited a disabled people’s organisation to speak at a major consultation launch, and then withdrew the invitation after discovering what it was planning to speak about. The party’s shadow work and pensions secretary, Debbie Abrahams (pictured), had asked Greater Manchester Coalition

Independent Living

May 5, 2016

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Government’s failure to ring-fence ILF funding ‘is leading to postcode lottery’

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The government’s failure to ring-fence the funding it is handing to local authorities following the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) is leading to a “postcode lottery” of support for former ILF-recipients, according to new user-led research. Information secured by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) through freedom of information requests to

Human Rights

Outside view of the Houses of Parliament

September 18, 2015

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Elation, relief… and dread, as MPs throw out assisted suicide bill

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Disabled activists have expressed elation and relief at the overwhelming defeat of an assisted suicide bill in the House of Commons, but fear that another attempt to change the law may not be far away. The private members’ bill put forward by Labour MP Rob Marris, which would have legalised assisted suicide for people

Activism and Campaigning

February 21, 2015

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‘Sinister’ new lobbying laws ‘are closing down debate’

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Disability organisations have been intimidated by new lobbying laws – and the risk of losing government contracts – into failing to campaign on key issues like social care and welfare reform in the run-up to the general election, say disabled campaigners. They fear that the “sinister” impact of last year’s Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party

Benefits and Poverty

January 30, 2015

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Miliband causes chaos with answer on ILF closure

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Labour leader Ed Miliband caused chaos this week after he was asked if he would save the Independent Living Fund (ILF) if Labour won power at May’s general election. Miliband told the audience that the government “should not be getting rid of the Independent Living Fund”, and that “if it does go to the

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Abrahams ‘uninvites’ DPO… because it wanted to talk about independent living

Government’s failure to ring-fence ILF funding ‘is leading to postcode lottery’

Elation, relief… and dread, as MPs throw out assisted suicide bill

‘Sinister’ new lobbying laws ‘are closing down debate’

Miliband causes chaos with answer on ILF closure