Labour right’s disdain for disability
Labour’s right-wing acting general secretary David Evans is responsible for all administrative arrangements around National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings. Such as organising meeting rooms.
Labour’s new Disabled Members Representative had her first meeting today, but as she tweeted in surprise she arrived to find that the meeting involved climbing stairs from reception – with no lift:
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This is unforgivable! Send him packing.
If Ellen is from the left side of the party let’s hope this was a mistake and not deliberate by Evans.
Love the banner but put a line trough the first word
Evans gave no thought whatsoever to the access requirements of people with disabilities attending this vital meeting. This highlights his lack of competence and lack of concern for the needs of others others. He couldn’t organise a booze up in a brewery.
Yes but he’s very good at witch-hunting the left from the party on spurious charges. Which Starmer and the right are more interested in.
evans’s must have rats for neighbours because only a sewer-resident would think that to be okay!
Even rats would say:“There goes the neighbourhood” if Evans moved nextdoor
Nazi jackboots, stiff, one-armed salutes, black nose combs and assorted master race paraphernalia would fit right in at ToryLabour HQ.
Maybe they thought they were hosting this fella…
https://images.app.goo.gl/qNY4e7bxi7vsxxpCA
In future, to address this error, wheelchairs will be assessed on entry and banned if found to be left-leaning.