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Disabled rush the Commons
Police batter activists trying to save vital independent living fund
by Joana Ramiro
and Luke James
in Parliament
DISABLED campaigners and police clashed inside the House of Commons yesterday as protesters tried to storm the debating chamber to save the independent living fund (ILF).
Members and supporters of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) took action after “waiting for ages” to talk to MPs in Westminster’s central lobby.
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