Labour appears to have dropped the Conservative government’s pledge to place accessibility right at the heart of the new ...

A bill that aims to legalise assisted suicide will have a “serious and profound” negative impact on how disabled people’s lives are valued by society, MPs have been warned. Fazilet Hadi, head of ...

The prime minister has failed to produce any evidence to back up “baseless” and “poisonous” claims in a newspaper article ...

Years of evidence shows clearly how a “violent” culture that developed within the Department for Work and Pensions over three decades was responsible for countless deaths of disabled benefit ...

The impact of vaccine decisions, “do not attempt resuscitation” notices, school closures, cuts to care, and other aspects of ...

A drastic and discriminatory shortage of wheelchair-accessible taxis is causing disabled people to miss medical and dental appointments, education and work commitments, and social opportunities, ...

Disabled campaigners have called on the government to set up a “genuinely independent” panel that would investigate deaths ...

A disabled MP has warned the government that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is “broken” and “not fit for purpose”, and that major changes to the social security system need to be ...

Disabled women have warned MPs that the continuing process to move them onto universal credit from their existing benefits is risking their health and putting them at threat of destitution. The ...

Disabled activists have questioned the “draconian” conclusions of a Lords committee that has told the government to impose stricter conditions, more assessments, and a more “rigorous” work capability ...

Disabled campaigners have raised serious concerns about the fairness of the committee of MPs that is carrying out detailed examination of a bill to legalise assisted suicide, after it prevented any ...

Not a single organisation that responded to a consultation by the last government was in favour of replacing a monthly cash payment for disability benefits with vouchers or one-off grants, civil ...