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'A decision by the Home Office to block mothers and children in Gaza from joining their families in the UK has been quashed.' 'Both families are living in dire straits in tents in Gaza with insufficient food, no access to clean water, rodents, mosquitoes, bedbugs and the risk of snipers.'

Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK

Immigration court judge finds ‘unsafe journeys’ policy was applied unlawfully to two families

Together for 35 years: leading change in paediatric bowel and bladder health. Join us for an exciting event for healthcare professionals.

This is a brilliant charity that offers support and advice on all kinds of continence issues in children and young people - including 'normal' potty training @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc

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Home - ERIC

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 05/10/2026

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Well now you put it like that... 😱

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UKHSA report shows 2,877 excess deaths caused by May and June heatwaves

Exactly, there were '2,877 heat-associated deaths during two periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, almost double the figure reported annually for 2025'. How many more patients will have been admitted to (sometimes dangerously overheated) wards this summer - piling on bed pressure?

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The 2,877 excess deaths represents a significant increase on the 1,504 excess deaths observed in summer 2025.

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Dan Rust @danielrust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes - and you need to invest more in long term retention with decent wages, a career structure and reasonable working conditions - especially in sectors like social care

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This is such a good piece about the proposed national care service. About 35% of council's case loads are working age adults, but about 50% of their spend is. They are more complex and varied in their requirements than the average older person.

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Cuts to care worker visas - and poor retention rates of UK born workers - will mean that more elderly & ill/disabled people are left in distress from unmet care needs (leading to more hospital stays). Even complex care agencies can't always cover shifts. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Denying care worker visas: how many supporters would want their own loved ones given sensitive, personal care by highly reluctant 'indigenous' workers who've effectively been sanctioned into being there? @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc

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This is almost certainly true, and the UK fails women refugees in multiple ways, including by refusing safe routes to come here, wrongly rejecting asylum claims, barring family reunion & not recognising trafficking victims promptly or at all. If only Mahmood had the power to do something about this

Nearly all women arriving on small boats have been raped, says Shabana Mahmood

Home secretary warns people traffickers will exploit asylum seekers because they decide who comes to the UK

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“We are exhausted by this war and have endured so much.” “For almost three years, we have been living through the same destruction, the same grief and the same war.”

Rick B @rickburgess.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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Jean-André Prager, a member of the Timms review steering group, is the leading author of a new report calling for extreme cuts to child DLA for mental health, learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental conditions.

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Call for savage child DLA cuts by Timms review steering group member

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...

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Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK

Immigration court judge finds ‘unsafe journeys’ policy was applied unlawfully to two families

“We are exhausted by this war and have endured so much.” “For almost three years, we have been living through the same destruction, the same grief and the same war.”

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Exactly this. PIP fraud is very low. DWP figures from GOV.UK: 'Overpayments due to fraud were 0.4% in FYE 2025'

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Everyone should be fighting for Universal Healthcare and disability rights. Health is fragile. You can become disabled or chronically ill in an instant. It’s not a moral failing. It can wipe out your savings and leave you destitute. Healthcare is a basic human right.

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River @riverlorien.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When the unexpected happens, anyone of us might need support. 'It could be you. It could be someone you love. That, surely, is why we have a social security system.' 'I would rather live in a society that reaches out a hand than one that points a finger.'

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Labour once more attacking the vulnerable and already marginalized. Yes, more needs to be done to help young people, along with others, find employment, but not at expense of disabled people's lives. It's irrelevant someone's age if they need disability support 1/ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment

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The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

SEND children were assaulted, left in soiled clothes and locked in isolation cells for hours at school in East London. Parents and officials tried to warn Waltham Forest council about it, but they were ignored. Read @andrewkersley.bsky.social's investigation

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Dozens of children were abused at a Walthamstow school. Why didn’t the council stop it?

Autistic and learning disabled pupils were assaulted, left in soiled clothes and locked in isolation cells for hours at Whitefield school. Parents are now suing the school and the council

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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The social security minister has still yet to decide whether secret reviews into deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions can be released to grieving relatives, a year after he asked civil servants to examine the issue. #DWP #BenefitDeaths www.disabilitynewsservice.com/no-decision-...

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No decision from Timms on releasing secret reports on deaths, a year after speaking to DWP civil servants

The social security minister has still yet to decide whether secret reviews into deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can be released to grieving relatives, a year after he a…

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Nancy Kelley @nancymk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This government has made life dramatically harder for trans children and their families. The human costs are enormous. Cal is not the first parent I know that has made the gut wrenching decision to leave the country. Read this then start fighting for a world where trans kids can live and thrive.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Disability doesn’t care how old you are. Specialist food is no cheaper if you’re 19. Employers don’t lose their prejudice if you’re 21. This is blatant intergenerational inequality from Labour. Younger disabled people of all severities deserve better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment

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Inclusion London @inclusionlondon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We are shocked and disappointed that the vision of a National Care Service does not include disabled people of working age, who make up one third of social care users and who are facing much harsher charges compared to older people. Read our full comment 👇 buff.ly/VHauA7P

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Free social care is coming… but only if you’re over 65, government confirms after Burnham speech

Andy Burnham’s announcement of free personal care as part of a new National Care Service will only apply to those over 65, and not to working-age disabled people, No 10 has confirmed, sparking shoc…

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

2.5 degrees above average and much much more to come. This is why climate change is THE top issue. Humanity can't survive drill baby drill politics www.theguardian.com/environment/...

May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future

EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average

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The Spectre Haunting Europe @frightfulhobgoblin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Massive welfare cuts and scrapping the pension triple-lock? Sure, no mandate for it but whatever, it's vibes. Electoral reform, opposing the far-right, nationalising failing public utilities? Nah fam it's not in the 2026 manifesto, I don't know her.

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River @riverlorien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Meanwhile, housing benefit (LHA) 'has been frozen for 8 out of the last 15 years'. 'Even older private renters "are sometimes forced to wash in cold water, or just heat one room...so they can afford to pay their rent."

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Local housing allowance rates are frozen. Labour must raise them

Renters of all ages are being left behind following the decision to freeze local housing allowance. Tenants need housing benefit to keep up.

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Scribbler Pen @scribblerpen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If we are meant to believe in change and HOPE, why are unaccountable men in Whitehall designing policy that will profoundly impact disabled young people, without listening to disabled people, their carers and their organisations? Why no risk assessment? And why such hostility? @labouruk.bsky.social

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Scribbler Pen @scribblerpen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The more you read this, the more it beggars belief. Do politicians and civil servants think disabled young people get magically un-disabled (and un-discriminated against) if you take away social security? That cutting Motability would help get them to work? How? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...