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Labour conference: Activists set for fight to persuade leadership on independent living

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Independent Living

Labour conference: Activists set for fight to persuade leadership on independent living
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Disabled people have a fight ahead of them to convince Labour’s leadership to accept the need for a universal right to independent living, say activists, despite the annual conference voting overwhelmingly in favour of it becoming party policy. Sunday’s vote passed […]

Labour conference: De Cordova ‘facing oppression’ in parliament over support needs

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Politics

Labour conference: De Cordova ‘facing oppression’ in parliament over support needs
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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 conference: Fringes hear call for ideas on how to resist years of oppression

By John Pring on 27th September 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Labour conference: Fringes hear call for ideas on how to resist years of oppression
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Disabled Labour supporters have described some of the ways in which left-wing activists could push back against years of government austerity, oppression and attacks on inclusion. They were speaking at two events taking place on the fringes of this week’s Labour […]

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