Jonathan Bartley

Marie Rimmer talks to Roy Bard, surrounded by police officers, cameras and protesters

March 9, 2017

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Activists bring ‘no more benefit deaths’ message to Westminster

Disabled activists have explained why they took to the streets around parliament to protest at the government’s latest cuts to disability benefits. The protest, organised by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) and the Mental Health Resistance Network (MHRN), brought traffic to a standstill outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, a day before the

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

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

Independent Living

Nathan Lee Davies holding a sign saying #Right2IL

September 8, 2016

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ILF closure cuts report produces instant results from Labour and Greens

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Senior figures in the Labour and Green parties have pledged to introduce a national, free, needs-led system of support, after a report showed that the Independent Living Fund’s (ILF) closure resulted in “substantial” cuts to disabled people’s care packages. Inclusion London’s report – One Year On: Evaluating The Impact Of The Closure Of The

Education

September 8, 2016

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UN’s ‘fantastic’ inclusive education guidance is ‘embarrassment’ for UK government

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Strict new guidance published by the United Nations has increased pressure on the UK government to abandon its opposition to an inclusive education system, say campaigners. The guidance, published by the committee on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD), makes it clear that all segregated education should end, and be replaced by “inclusive

Politics

Jonathan Bartley and Caroline Lucas, both smiling

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

Education

June 9, 2016

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Concerns over watchdog’s ‘alarming’ inspection cancellation figures

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Disabled campaigners and politicians have raised serious concerns about the social care inspection regime, after last week’s revelations that the number of cancellations and postponements rose by more than 360 per cent in just one year. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has so far refused to say why the number of inspections of adult

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