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‘Levelling up’ Tory MPs defeat bid for legal duty to make all rail stations accessible

By John Pring on 27th October 2022 Category: Transport

‘Levelling up’ Tory MPs defeat bid for legal duty to make all rail stations accessible
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Campaigners have questioned why Conservative ministers and MPs rejected a proposal that would have forced the government to take “reasonable steps” towards making all rail stations in England accessible to disabled people. The proposed amendment to the government’s levelling-up and regeneration […]

Lib Dem conference: Party would keep universal credit… but scrap sanctions

By John Pring on 19th September 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Lib Dem conference: Party would keep universal credit… but scrap sanctions
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The Liberal Democrats have ruled out scrapping universal credit (UC) if they win power at the next general election, but they have agreed to scrap all benefit sanctions. At their annual conference in Bournemouth this week (pictured), members overwhelmingly endorsed the […]

General Election 2017: Lib Dems promise £6 billion more a year for care

By John Pring on 11th May 2017 Category: Politics

General Election 2017: Lib Dems promise £6 billion more a year for care
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The Liberal Democrats have promised to raise £6 billion a year extra to spend on the NHS and social care, by increasing all rates of income tax by 1p. Although there was no mention in the announcement of working-age disabled people, […]

Lib Dem conference: ‘Disabled people’s anger is justified’

By John Pring on 25th September 2015 Category: Politics

Lib Dem conference: ‘Disabled people’s anger is justified’
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Disabled Liberal Democrats believe their party is capable of winning back voters who feel “justifiably angry” about the disability policies their party signed up to as part of the coalition government. Members of the Liberal Democrat Disability Association (LDDA) say they […]

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