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Anger and concern over government’s ‘hand-me-down’ employment white paper
Disabled people and their organisations have pointed to “fundamental” and “very concerning” flaws in the government’s ...
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Employment white paper promises ‘fundamentally different’ approach, but fails to answer key questions
A new government white paper has promised a “fundamentally different” approach to employment support, including “tackling ill ...
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DWP must take urgent safety steps on large payments, says coroner after suicide, five years on from earlier inquest warning
A coroner has told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to take urgent safety measures following the suicide of a man ...
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Anger over ‘abhorrent’ assisted suicide poster campaign at Westminster tube station
London transport bosses have refused to apologise for plastering the walls of a London Underground station with posters calling for the legalisation of assisted suicide. Disabled activists were ...
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Council suddenly pulls funding from disabled woman despite seven-year accessible housing nightmare
A local authority has suddenly pulled the plug on funding that would have ended the seven-year accessible housing ordeal of a ...
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Disabled Labour MP uses memorial lecture to push government to implement UN disability convention
A disabled Labour MP has vowed to push her government to implement the UN disability convention into UK law, as she delivered ...
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Disabled musicians face discrimination, harassment, racism, and debt, says new report
A new report has revealed the widespread discrimination, sexual harassment, racism and financial problems faced by disabled ...
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Kendall compares DWP deaths to Mid Staffs hospital scandal, as she opens door to new ‘safeguarding duty’
Labour’s new work and pensions secretary has told MPs that she is open to the idea of her department being subject to a legal “safeguarding duty”, a move that could transform its approach to the ...