On Tuesday 20th November 2012, John McDonnell MP presented a Bill to

Parliament to change the law to allow MPs to job share. No vote was taken.

John McDonnell MP will present the Bill again in the next session of Parliament which starts on 8th May 2013.  He will also continue to press for an adjournment debate.

However the campaign continues, and our e-petition is still gathering support.

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There are over 10 million disabled people in the UK.  Yet there are only a handful of MPs with a disclosed disability.

Disability Politics UK is campaigning to get the law changed to enable Members of Parliament to job share – a crucial step in addressing the under-representation of disabled people in public and political life.

We launched a second e-petition in September 2012. This was followed by a letter to The Guardian on 25 September 2012.

• Follow us on Twitter at @dis_politics and please tweet the epetition with the hash-tag #jobshareisfair

• Like us on Facebook on Disability Politics UK. Once you’re there, invite friends.

• Email the petition to your friends. The further the campaign spreads, the more chance we have of succeeding.

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A number of MPs, journalists and campaigners are already supporting this campaign including:

John McDonnell MP

Caroline Lucas MP

Margaret Hodge MP

Jo Brand - comedian

Simon Woolley - Director Operation Black Vote

Angela Mason - Chair The Fawcett Society

Miranda Whitehead - Chair Women Liberal Democrats

Kamaljeet Jandu - GMB

Frances Ryan

Deborah Orr

Sean Jones QC

Robin Allen QC

John Cavanagh QC

Mike Mansfield QC

Sir Bert Massie CBE

Diane Mulligan OBE - member of the CRPD expert committee

Michael Rubenstein - Equal Opportunities Review

and many more...

Sign our e-petition

Please show your support and sign the e-petition to get the law changed to allow MPs to job share.

You can read more about John McDonnell's Bill on our Parliament page here.

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