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A disabled shadow minister has accused the public body that provides MPs with financial support of “oppression” and “discrimination”, after it refused to meet some of the disability-related costs of doing her job in parliament. Marsha de Cordova described the “worry, […]
Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people has dispelled any doubts about Labour’s support for the Justice for Jodey Whiting petition, making it clear that she backs every one of its demands. Marsha de Cordova said this week that she backs everything […]
A petition calling for an inquiry into deaths linked to the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has secured the support of more than 20,000 people in less than two weeks. By this morning (Thursday), more than 22,000 […]
Labour and the Green party have backed a petition that calls for an independent inquiry into deaths linked to the failings of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and an investigation into potential criminal misconduct by ministers and civil servants. The […]
Autistic rights campaigners have welcomed a new inquiry into the discrimination faced by disabled people in the criminal justice system. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry, which will cover England, Scotland and Wales, will look at whether the barriers […]
There are growing concerns and calls for an urgent investigation into admissions by two police forces that they have shared information about protesters with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Both Lancashire and Greater Manchester police forces have now admitted […]
Disabled activists and shadow ministers at a parliamentary meeting have been told of ways they could help to reduce the appalling damage caused by the government’s hated “fitness for work” assessment and other social security cuts and reforms. Academics, researchers, politicians […]
About 1,600 working-age disabled people are dying every year after having their claim for disability benefits rejected, the government has been forced to admit. The Department for Work and Pensions figures (DWP) reveal that 7,990 disabled people who lodged a claim […]
A disabled benefit claimant with high support needs who has lost more than £40 a week after having to transfer onto the new universal credit – forcing him into even greater poverty – has challenged the government to defend its drastic […]
Disabled campaigners have been left bemused and concerned by a report from an independent fiscal watchdog which shows the government’s introduction of personal independence payment (PIP) has led to a sharp rise in spending on disability benefits. Tory chancellor George Osborne […]