May 9, 2018
Campaign's legal threat forces government pledge on election access fund decision | DisabledGo News and Blog
Campaign’s legal threat forces government pledge on election access fund decision | DisabledGo News and Blog
The government is finally set to publish a long-awaited review of a fund that supported Deaf and disabled people with the extra costs of standing for election but has been closed for the last three years.
The announcement came in response to a legal letter sent on behalf of three disabled politicians, Labour’s Emily Brothers, Liberal Democrat David Buxton and the Green party’s Simeon Hart.
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