Britain’s treatment of disabled people reminds me of The Handmaid’s Tale | Frances Ryan

For the Conservatives to host the inaugural Global Disability Summit, with their track record, is a staggering hypocrisy
The first ever Global Disability Summit took place in London last week, with more than 700 delegates from governments, charities and disability organisations around the world.
In a speech last year to herald the event, Penny Mordaunt – the international development secretary and former minister for disabled people – said the summit would showcase Britain’s “commitment to transform the lives of people living with disabilities”. Theresa May was similarly enthusiastic, pledging the summit would be dedicated to “transforming the lives” of disabled people, and showing how “committed” Britain is to ending disability discrimination.
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