Why is Labour changing course on BAME and disabled members’ structures?
Labour’s governing body will meet today. The party was criticised as plans – to abandon previously agreed commitments to form…
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Labour criticised for “abandoning” agreed BAME and disabled structures
Labour has been criticised for plans to break with a previously agreed commitment to establish democratic wings for…
The verdict on disability inclusion in the Labour Party? Room for improvement
The Forde report makes for difficult reading about the impact of antisemitism, racism and factionalism within the party…
Government disability strategy a “lacklustre effort”, says Labour
Labour’s Vicky Foxcroft has criticised the government’s new national strategy for disabled people published this morning, describing the…
UNISON celebrates victory for disabled workers
UNISON has celebrated a major victory after the Department for Work and Pensions announced that additional support will…
Labour calls for equalities impact assessment of Covid recovery strategy
Labour’s Marsha de Cordova has called on the government to “urgently undertake and publish a meaningful equality impact…
Corbyn: It is a national disgrace that elderly and disabled people are being denied the dignity and care they need
This is the letter sent by Jeremy Corbyn to Theresa May demanding an urgent summit on the social…
Debbie Abrahams: This Autumn Statement did nothing to move Britain on from six wasted years of Tory austerity
There had been much made of the new chancellor’s supposed break from the austerity politics of his predecessor…
Six Budget facts Osborne doesn’t want you to know
It has been 24 hours since George Osborne delivered his eighth Budget – a typical Tory package of…
Remploy – a year after the last closure
A year ago today the last Remploy factory officially shut its doors. That was a sad day for…
