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Anger as Labour omits ‘vital’ promise on disability rights from policy document

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Politics

Anger as Labour omits ‘vital’ promise on disability rights from policy document
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Labour has broken its promise to implement the UN disability convention into UK law if it wins the next general election, according to confidential party policy documents. The party was insisting until at least July this year that a Labour government […]

Labour has ‘caved in to vested interests’ on social care, leaked documents show

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Politics

Labour has ‘caved in to vested interests’ on social care, leaked documents show
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Labour has been accused of caving in to “powerful vested interests” after failing to include any reference to scrapping care charges in documents that will form the basis of the party’s next general election manifesto. One leading disabled people’s organisation said […]

Anger at ‘shameful’ failure to include DWP deaths inquiry in Labour policy document

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Politics

Anger at ‘shameful’ failure to include DWP deaths inquiry in Labour policy document
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The Labour party has sparked anger over its “shameful” and “inexcusable” failure to promise a public inquiry into deaths linked to the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if it wins power at the next general election. Confidential […]

Labour refuses to make co-production pledge for new social care inquiry

By John Pring on 7th July 2022 Category: Independent Living

Labour refuses to make co-production pledge for new social care inquiry
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Leading party members and activists have raised serious concerns over Labour’s refusal to promise that a new review of its adult social care policy will be co-produced with disabled people. Shadow health and social care secretary Wes Streeting announced this week […]

Silence of Labour’s deputy leader, 17 months after pledge to address party discrimination

By John Pring on 19th August 2021 Category: Politics

Silence of Labour’s deputy leader, 17 months after pledge to address party discrimination
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Labour’s deputy leader has failed to explain what has happened to the promise she made 17 months ago that she would address the discrimination faced by disabled people in her party. Angela Rayner pledged to tackle the many barriers disabled party […]

Labour conference: Members accuse party of years of ‘blatant discrimination’

By John Pring on 28th September 2017 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Members accuse party of years of ‘blatant discrimination’
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Labour is facing concerted pressure to put an end to years of “blatant discrimination” against its own disabled party members, while also facing complaints about “inexcusable” access failings at this week’s annual conference in Brighton. Members of one disabled members’ campaign […]

Labour conference: Disabled members welcome Corbyn’s re-election

By John Pring on 29th September 2016 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Disabled members welcome Corbyn’s re-election
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Disabled party members have given overwhelming backing to the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour party. Corbyn was elected with 62 per cent of the vote, in a result announced on the first day of Labour’s annual conference […]

DPAC’s 1,000-name letter backs Corbyn, disabled people’s champion

By John Pring on 25th August 2016 Category: Politics

DPAC’s 1,000-name letter backs Corbyn, disabled people’s champion
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More than 1, 000 Deaf and disabled people and their allies have backed Jeremy Corbyn’s bid to be re-elected as Labour leader after signing a letter recognising his years of support for key disability rights campaigns. The letter was written by […]

Labour’s four leadership contenders show contrasting views on disability benefits

By John Pring on 17th July 2015 Category: Politics

Labour’s four leadership contenders show contrasting views on disability benefits
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The four candidates to be the next leader of the Labour party have revealed their thoughts about disability issues such as benefit sanctions, the “fit for work” test, and Labour’s record in government. Concerns among many disabled activists were raised when […]

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