No 10 will pass responsibilities to an existing member of government, which charities say is ‘retrograde move’

Rights campaigners have reacted with anger to the news that Downing Street will not appoint a new dedicated minister for disabled people, describing it as an “appalling and retrograde move”.

The brief would instead be taken on by another minister along with their existing commitments, the government said.

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