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Frustration and anger at Labour’s new ‘tick-box’ roadshow plans

By John Pring on 11th February 2021 Category: Politics

Frustration and anger at Labour’s new ‘tick-box’ roadshow plans
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Disabled activists have spoken of their growing frustration and even anger with Labour’s failure to engage properly with user-led organisations, after the party announced a new roadshow aimed at hearing from individual disabled people around the country. Vicky Foxcroft, Labour’s shadow […]

Government’s disability strategy ‘must be grounded in UN convention’

By John Pring on 3rd December 2020 Category: Politics

Government’s disability strategy ‘must be grounded in UN convention’
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Disabled activists have called on the government to ensure that its long-awaited disability strategy produces stronger anti-discrimination legislation and is grounded in the social model of disability and the UN disability convention. They were speaking at an event hosted by Labour’s […]

Labour apologises for inaccessible disability rights event

By John Pring on 3rd December 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Labour apologises for inaccessible disability rights event
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Labour has apologised after it admitted that a meeting held to mark the international day of disabled people was inaccessible to some disabled people. The meeting was hosted by Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people, Vicky Foxcroft, and aimed to gather […]

Meeting sees relaunch of ‘bold and brilliant’ independent living strategy

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

Meeting sees relaunch of ‘bold and brilliant’ independent living strategy
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Disabled activists hope to build a new social movement that will campaign for a “bold and brilliant” national independent living service that would be available free of charge to anyone in England who needs it. They used an online meeting to […]

Activist wins historic election to new Labour role and calls on party to end discrimination

By John Pring on 19th November 2020 Category: Politics

Activist wins historic election to new Labour role and calls on party to end discrimination
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Labour’s first elected representative of its disabled members on its national ruling body has called on the party to take the opportunity to address the years of discrimination they have faced. Ellen Morrison won an historic but narrow victory on Friday […]

Labour silent over why it watered down Foxcroft’s criticism of government

By John Pring on 22nd October 2020 Category: Politics

Labour silent over why it watered down Foxcroft’s criticism of government
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The Labour party has refused to explain why it watered down strong criticism of the government by its own shadow disability minister. Last week, Disability News Service revealed that an email mistakenly sent to Disability News Service by a member of […]

Labour waters down criticism of government by its own shadow disability minister

By John Pring on 15th October 2020 Category: Politics

Labour waters down criticism of government by its own shadow disability minister
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Powerful criticism of the government’s performance on COVID-19 and disability employment by Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people was significantly watered down by her own party, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. An email mistakenly sent to DNS yesterday (Wednesday) by […]

Deaf campaigner sues government and Labour over lack of BSL at COVID briefings

By John Pring on 15th October 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Deaf campaigner sues government and Labour over lack of BSL at COVID briefings
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A Deaf campaigner is set to take legal action against both the government and the Labour party after they both failed to provide British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters at televised coronavirus briefings this week. Katie Rowley, who is pregnant, said it […]

Labour faces pressure from party activists over Starmer’s independent living pledge

By John Pring on 24th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Labour faces pressure from party activists over Starmer’s independent living pledge
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Labour activists are pushing their party for a stronger commitment to plans drawn up by disabled people that would solve the social care crisis by setting up a co-produced National Independent Living Service (NILS). A motion based on the NILS plans […]

Minister defends taking five months to produce supported living COVID guidance

By John Pring on 4th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Minister defends taking five months to produce supported living COVID guidance
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A health minister has been asked why her department took five months to produce guidance that aims to protect disabled people in supported living services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Helen Whately, the social care minister, was challenged over why her department […]

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