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Disabled people ‘will go into government alongside Labour’, says McDonnell

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 9th November 2017 Disabled people and their organisations will “determine” and “implement” the

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Labour conference: New disabled MP pledges to fight government’s assault on rights

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A newly-elected MP has accused the government of putting its “head

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Labour conference: Shock and outrage over Field’s minimum wage comments

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Disabled party activists have expressed shock and outrage after the Labour

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New disabled MP accuses government of ‘eugenics’

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Picture Courtesy of Guardian   By John Pring Disability News Service 6th July 2017 A newly-elected disabled MP has accused

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Nobody is Unfit for Work

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  What you will read may be very distressing for you, but we are looking at the worst-case scenario and

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