Skip to main content
Starmer under fire for failing to appoint disability minister a week after election
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference after his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, following the landslide General Election victory for the Labour Party, July 6, 2024

NEW Prime Minister Keir Starmer has come under fire from campaigners for so far failing to appoint a minister for disabled people.

Under the conservatives, the position changed hands numerous times and was at one point removed from government altogether.

Disability campaigners have flagged concerns that history may repeat itself once again. 

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
A demonstrator outside the Royal Courts of Justice, May 13, 2025
Britain / 13 May 2025
13 May 2025

Campaigners say there is clear evidence British weapons are contributing to war crimes as the government goes on trial to defend its continued supply of arms to Israel

Office workers and commuters walking through Canary Wharf in London during the morning rush hour
Workers' Rights / 13 May 2025
13 May 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a press conference on the Immigration White Paper in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, May 12, 2025
Britain / 12 May 2025
12 May 2025

Unions and campaigners condemn Prime Minister's ‘far-right’ rhetoric and new immigration policies

Similar stories
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking to the media in Downing
Britain / 19 March 2025
19 March 2025
Starmer under pressure over cruel plan to slash welfare budget
HARMFUL RHETORIC: Keir Starmer and Liz Kendall
Features / 3 February 2025
3 February 2025
Far from addressing the causes of ill-health and disability, Starmer, Reeves and Kendall are committed to unleashing more misery for disabled people, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech
Labour Conference 2024 / 25 September 2024
25 September 2024