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Coronavirus: MPs and peers pass ‘draconian’ and ‘life-changing’ bill

By John Pring on 26th March 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: MPs and peers pass ‘draconian’ and ‘life-changing’ bill
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“Draconian” legislation that is set to have a “life-changing” impact on disabled people’s ability to access social care has become law, after being passed by parliament in just three days. The Coronavirus Act was granted royal assent late yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon […]

Trio of disabled peers pledge to fight off no-deal Brexit ‘time bomb’

By John Pring on 5th September 2019 Category: Politics

Trio of disabled peers pledge to fight off no-deal Brexit ‘time bomb’
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Three disabled peers have pledged to do all they can to avert the significant impact on disabled people of a no-deal Brexit, with one warning of a “time bomb” that is now likely to “detonate”. They spoke out this week as […]

Renovations to Houses of Parliament ‘must provide step change in access’

By John Pring on 8th February 2018 Category: Politics

Renovations to Houses of Parliament ‘must provide step change in access’
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A disabled peer has told the House of Lords that plans for a major “restoration and renewal” of the Houses of Parliament must ensure a “step change” in the provision of disability access in a building that can be “extremely unwelcoming” […]

Disabled peers raise fresh alarm over Brexit rights

By John Pring on 14th December 2017 Category: Human Rights

Disabled peers raise fresh alarm over Brexit rights
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Two disabled peers have called on the government to ensure that the rights of disabled people are protected when the country leaves the European Union (EU). Both Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson and Baroness [Jane] Campbell raised concerns of possible “regression” of the […]

Disabled peer says Mordaunt was ‘spinning like crazy’ over PIP cuts

By John Pring on 9th March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled peer says Mordaunt was ‘spinning like crazy’ over PIP cuts
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A disabled peer has accused the minister for disabled people of “spinning like crazy” in an attempt to defend the government’s latest cuts to benefits for people with mental health conditions. Baroness [Jane] Campbell says she and five other peers met […]

PIP cuts ‘will be debated and voted on’

By John Pring on 9th March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP cuts ‘will be debated and voted on’
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Calls for government cuts to disability benefits to be reversed are likely to be debated separately – and voted on – by both Houses of Parliament later this month. The amendments to personal independence payment (PIP) regulations were announced last month […]

Real voices bring home day-to-day struggles to ‘horrified’ peers

By John Pring on 18th September 2015 Category: Politics

Real voices bring home day-to-day struggles to ‘horrified’ peers
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Members of a House of Lords committee examining the impact of the Equality Act 2010 have visited a user-led organisation to hear from disabled people on how the legislation has affected their day-to-day lives. Six members of the committee – including […]

Assisted dying bill: Disabled people have most to fear from ‘arm around the shoulder’

By John Pring on 14th November 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Assisted dying bill: Disabled people have most to fear from ‘arm around the shoulder’
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If assisted suicide was legalised, disabled people would have most to fear from the widespread public attitude that they were “better off dead”, according to a disabled peer. Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson was speaking during the committee stage of the Labour peer […]

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