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Labour MP who holds DWP to account defends government appointment

By John Pring on 9th September 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour MP who holds DWP to account defends government appointment
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The Labour chair of the committee tasked with holding the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to account has been accused of “total hypocrisy” after accepting a high-profile appointment from the government. Stephen Timms, who chairs the cross-party Commons work and […]

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 […]

Disabled politicians face ‘multitude’ of barriers, says government report

By John Pring on 5th August 2021 Category: Politics

Disabled politicians face ‘multitude’ of barriers, says government report
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Political parties and institutions such as local councils have repeatedly broken equality laws by failing to make reasonable adjustments for disabled politicians, according to research commissioned by the government. The report says that disabled people in England and Wales face a […]

Pressure builds on Labour after free social care ‘betrayal’

By John Pring on 1st July 2021 Category: Politics

Pressure builds on Labour after free social care ‘betrayal’
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Labour has been accused of betraying disabled people after a senior shadow minister told a meeting that calling for free social care would just “give the Tories a stick to beat Labour with”. There has been widespread anger among disabled people […]

Labour says calling for free social care would ‘just give Tories a stick to beat us with’

By John Pring on 24th June 2021 Category: Independent Living

Labour says calling for free social care would ‘just give Tories a stick to beat us with’
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Labour has given the strongest sign yet that it has gone back on its new leader’s pledge that he would introduce free social care if his party won power, after a shadow cabinet member said such a policy would be too […]

Labour silent on why Kendall ignored disabled-led social care plans in major speech

By John Pring on 6th May 2021 Category: Independent Living

Labour silent on why Kendall ignored disabled-led social care plans in major speech
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The Labour party has refused to explain why a major speech by its shadow social care minister ignored disabled-led proposals for fundamental reform – including free social care – that were backed by her own leader during his election campaign. Sir […]

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 […]

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