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Lib Dem conference: Lloyd backtracks on support for Duncan Smith

By John Pring on 20th September 2018 Category: Politics

Lib Dem conference: Lloyd backtracks on support for Duncan Smith
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A Liberal Democrat MP who has supported Tory former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has admitted he gave him “more benefit of the doubt” than he should have done during the five years of the coalition government. Stephen Lloyd, […]

Disabled politician slams ‘sham’ press regulator on its first birthday

By John Pring on 11th September 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled politician slams ‘sham’ press regulator on its first birthday
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A disabled politician branded the new press regulator “ineffective”, “self-serving” and a “sham” this week as it celebrated its first year. Emily Brothers (pictured) played a key role in a protest outside the offices of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), […]

Sun was ‘crude and discriminatory’ in mocking Brothers, says watchdog

By John Pring on 29th May 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Sun was ‘crude and discriminatory’ in mocking Brothers, says watchdog
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The Sun newspaper has been told by the press regulator that it was guilty of “discriminatory” and “unacceptable” behaviour when it printed a column mocking a disabled and transgender politician. The tabloid was forced to publish the adjudication by the Independent […]

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