Daily Archives: 08/10/2011

Labour conference: Members hear support call for the ‘Hardest Hit’

08/10/2011 – 9:00 am

Labour party members have been urged to support protest events being led by disabled people who are “fighting back” against the government cuts and reforms that will push them deeper into poverty and exclusion.
The call from the party conference platform came from Dave Allan, general secretary of Labour’s disabled members group and a member of [...]

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Labour conference: Disabled activist shames ‘flustered’ Miliband

08/10/2011 – 9:00 am

A prominent disabled activist has launched a highly critical attack on Labour leader Ed Miliband during a televised question and answer session over his failure to speak out on the government’s hated “fitness for work” tests.
The session took place at the Labour conference, but the audience included members of the public who were not party [...]

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