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September 29, 2016

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

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 in Liverpool, easily beating former shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith. Nearly

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 the grassroots campaigning network Disabled People Against Cuts, which said it wanted to

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 leadership contender Andy Burnham said in May that Labour had “become associated with giving people who don’t want to help

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

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

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