Meeting with the Minister for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove MP

In January 2023, alongside our cross-party coalition of Disability Labour, The Liberal Democrat Disability Association and The Conservative Disability Group, as well as our ‘Disabled Women in Politics Network’ partners, Centenary Action and Elect Her, we met with the Minister for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove MP.

We discussed a range of issues that impact disabled candidates, from the Accessibility of Parliament, to improving selection procedures within political parties.

Our main ask was to reinstate the funding for disabled candidates, something that we called for in our ‘Breaking Down Barriers' report. You can read about our campaign here.

A photograph of Tom Pursglove, Barry, the Chair of Conservative Disability Group, Celia Hensman and Sarabajaya Kumar from Centenary Action. They are sat around a table, all smiling at the camera. On the screen are Chloe and Kirstie, smiling too.