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Petition aims to unite opposition to disability benefits green paper and force MPs to debate all cuts

By John Pring on 1st May 2025 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Petition aims to unite opposition to disability benefits green paper and force MPs to debate all cuts
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A new petition backed by disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) aims to unite opposition to the government’s “devastating” disability benefit cuts and reforms by calling for every one of the measures to be abandoned. While a string of petitions have focused on […]

Thousands of disabled people tell MPs: Cost-of-living crisis is affecting our health

By John Pring on 25th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Thousands of disabled people tell MPs: Cost-of-living crisis is affecting our health
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Thousands of disabled people have told MPs how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting both their physical and mental health and forcing them to restrict their use of heating and hot water. More than 7,000 disabled people responded to a survey (PDF) […]

Labour backs all Jodey Whiting petition demands

By John Pring on 4th April 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour backs all Jodey Whiting petition demands
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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 […]

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