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June 1, 2017 0

Election 2017: Greens call for infrastructure focus on access barriers

The Green party has called for investment in national infrastructure to be focused on addressing the access barriers faced by millions of disabled people. The party’s disability manifesto, which was launched this week, and expands on ideas laid out in its main manifesto, also calls for every employer in the country to ensure that

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Jonathan Bartley and Caroline Lucas, both smiling

May 25, 2017 0

Election 2017: Greens call for inclusive education, and accessible homes and transport

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The Green party has called in its general election manifesto for moves towards an inclusive education system, as well as pledging universal free social care, significantly more accessible homes and a fully accessible transport system. The manifesto proposes moves towards a universal basic income, a benefit system in which everyone in the country –

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Kirstein Rummery head and shoulders, with hills in the background

May 25, 2017 0

Election 2017: Elected office access fund closure was ‘undemocratic tragedy’

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Disabled politicians seeking to become MPs say the government’s decision to stop providing funding to help with their extra campaigning costs has made it harder for them to be successful in next month’s general election. They have told Disability News Service (DNS) that the closure of the Access to Elected Office Fund (AEOF) was

Benefits and Poverty

Jonathan Bartley smiling, in front of a tree

February 9, 2017

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Green Party calls on government to launch benefit deaths inquiry

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The Green Party has written to work and pensions secretary Damian Green to demand an independent inquiry into benefit claimants whose deaths have been linked to the failings of his department. The letter has been signed by the Green Party’s co-leader, Jonathan Bartley, its disability spokeswoman, Mags Lewis, and Linda Burnip, co-founder of Disabled

Benefits and Poverty

February 9, 2017

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Mother of ‘fit for work’ victim calls for ministers to face criminal charges

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The mother of a disabled man who starved to death after he was found “fit for work” and lost his out-of-work disability benefits has called for ministers to face criminal charges. Jill Gant says work and pensions ministers should be tried for misconduct in public office for failing to take action that could have

Benefits and Poverty

January 5, 2017

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Opposition parties call for inquiry into ministers’ WCA deaths ‘cover-up’

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Three opposition parties have called for an independent inquiry into claims that ministers failed to show secret reports into the deaths of benefit claimants to the independent expert they commissioned to review their “fitness for work” test. The apparent cover-up was exposed last month by Disability News Service (DNS), after a Department for Work

Independent Living

John McDonnell speaking in the Commons chamber

December 22, 2016

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McDonnell hides from questions over promise to write ILF letter to Labour councils

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Labour is facing new concerns about its commitment to disability equality, after questions were raised over whether the shadow chancellor ever wrote a letter he promised to send to councils about the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). John McDonnell pledged at a parliamentary meeting in early September to write to every Labour-run

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September 8, 2016

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Green’s new co-leader credits Independent Living Fund campaign

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The new co-leader of the Green party has told Disability News Service (DNS) that he will make support for inclusive education a key focus of his new role. Jonathan Bartley was elected alongside Caroline Lucas (pictured with Bartley) last week to lead the party in a job-share arrangement. And he revealed that he first

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May 5, 2015

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UPDATED: The story of the general election campaign, in 30 news stories

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Election 2015: Tories dodge questions over disability benefit cuts The prime minister has become the third senior Conservative figure in a week to refuse to say in front of television cameras whether his party plans to tax key disability benefits after the general election. 3 April 2015 Election 2015: ‘Jury’ backs Greens, as

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