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Shadow chancellor backs call for criminal investigation into Duncan Smith and Grayling

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Shadow chancellor backs call for criminal investigation into Duncan Smith and Grayling
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Labour’s shadow chancellor has joined disabled campaigners in backing calls for a criminal probe into the actions of former Tory ministers and senior civil servants, following the publication of a five-year investigation into the deaths of disabled benefit claimants. The 12,000-word […]

Election 2019: McDonnell says Labour government will hold inquiry into DWP deaths

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Election 2019: McDonnell says Labour government will hold inquiry into DWP deaths
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Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has confirmed that a Labour government would set up an independent inquiry into the deaths of disabled benefit claimants linked to the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its private sector contractors. The […]

DWP: The case for the prosecution

By John Pring on 2nd December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP: The case for the prosecution
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The first death was on New Year’s Eve 2011, a divorced woman in her early 50s who was found dead at her home in Scotland after taking her own life. She would later become known as Ms DE. She has never […]

Election 2019: Labour pledges inquiry into seven years of DWP benefit deaths

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Election 2019: Labour pledges inquiry into seven years of DWP benefit deaths
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A Labour government would set up an independent inquiry into the deaths of disabled benefit claimants linked to the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its private sector contractors, the party has told Disability News Service. The […]

Election 2019: Labour offers new rights and a UN convention pledge

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Human Rights

Election 2019: Labour offers new rights and a UN convention pledge
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Labour has guaranteed a string of new rights for disabled people if it wins power at next month’s general election, and it has reaffirmed the promise it made two years ago to incorporate the UN disability convention into UK law. The […]

Election 2019: 100,000 people have lost Motability vehicles through Tory PIP reforms

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Election 2019: 100,000 people have lost Motability vehicles through Tory PIP reforms
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More than 100,000 disabled people have lost their Motability vehicles after being reassessed as part of the Conservatives’ disability benefit reforms, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. The figures show the number of Motability customers who have had to return their […]

Election 2019: Miller ‘lies twice to voters’ on Tory DLA reforms

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Election 2019: Miller ‘lies twice to voters’ on Tory DLA reforms
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A former Tory minister for disabled people appears to have lied twice about the government’s disability living allowance reforms, in response to concerns raised by her Labour opponent in an election hustings event. Maria Miller was minister for disabled people between […]

Election 2019: Labour pledges to ‘make independent living a reality’

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Independent Living

Election 2019: Labour pledges to ‘make independent living a reality’
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Labour has pledged to make independent living a reality through a string of measures, including billions of pounds of extra funding for care and support packages, although it has stopped short of offering a free, England-wide, independent living service. The party […]

Election 2019: Labour wins praise for ‘driver-only operation’ train ban

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Transport

Election 2019: Labour wins praise for ‘driver-only operation’ train ban
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Labour has been praised by accessible transport campaigners for pledging to ban the practice of running train services without an on-board member of staff who can assist disabled passengers. The party promises in its manifesto – as part of its policy […]

Election 2019: ‘Tories forced a million members of disabled families into poverty’

By John Pring on 21st November 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Election 2019: ‘Tories forced a million members of disabled families into poverty’
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Labour has accused successive Tory-led governments of forcing a million more people in families with disabled members into poverty over the last decade. In a new report, Labour highlights 10 areas in which successive Tory-led governments have failed on poverty as […]

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