Invite your MP to our event in Parliament

Tori_Scope
Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,452 Championing
edited November 2024 in People power

Hi everyone ๐Ÿ™‚

Scope are running an event in Parliament on 4 December for International Day of Disabled People. We'd love for your MP to be there.

MPs will hear first hand from disabled people about their stories of facing extra costs, struggling to access employment, and experiencing negative attitudes. And they'll learn how they could work better with disabled people to tackle these issues.

Scope campaigners have already invited 548 MPs. Make sure your MP is one of them - they're more likely to come if you ask them to!

Invite your MP using our online tool this week. And let me know if you have any questions.

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,484 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Thanks @Tori_Scope I've invited my MP, let's hope they show up. ๐Ÿ˜Š

  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,682 Championing

    Hi @Tori_Scope - I hope you're keeping well. I've invited my MP; if I hear back from him, & he's always been responsive, I'll let you know.

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 509 Pioneering

    My Mp dosent give a monkeys, he voted for the removal of the winter fuel payments and he doesn't answer when his constitute email him .disgrace. Been there since July

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,484 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    I've not had a reply to anything I've sent to my MP, but I've still sent them this message. One day they may take notice. ๐Ÿ˜‰

  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,452 Championing

    I'm a bit cold, but not too bad thanks @chiarieds ๐Ÿ™‚ I hope you're well!

    That'd be great, thanks so much - fingers crossed he's able to come.

  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,452 Championing

    I'm sorry to hear this, @Andi66! I know it can be really frustrating when we don't feel our MP is listening to us, or representing our views. This event could give them the opportunity to learn more about how to better represent their disabled constituents, and understand the challenges they might face. But there's no pressure to invite your MP if you'd prefer not to ๐Ÿ™‚ You could always share the action with people you know, to encourage them to invite their own MPs.

  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,452 Championing

    Hopefully one day @Albus_Scope ๐Ÿ˜ญ

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 509 Pioneering

    Hi Albus , been having problems viewing emails yesterday and today, uc migration being one, just comes up not found

  • Morgan_Scope
    Morgan_Scope Posts: 638 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited November 2024

    Hello @Andi66. Albus isn't around today. Do you think you would be able to forward one of those emails to the community account so we could look into the issue? You are not the first person to mention it.

    community@scope.org.uk

  • stay_positive
    stay_positive Online Community Member Posts: 388 Empowering

    I invited my MP and she also doesn't care and never replies , but I sent it anyway .

  • SarahT41
    SarahT41 Scope Member Posts: 30 Contributor

    I did invite my MP but didn't hear anything back. Will you be keeping a record of which MPs do attend? I'd be interested to see if that would be possible.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,484 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    I'm sure someone kept notes on who showed up @SarahT41 I'll ask and see if it's something we can share with the community.

  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,452 Championing

    Sorry for the delay in my reply to you @SarahT41! We did indeed keep notes of which MPs came, as @Albus_Scope has said ๐Ÿ™‚ I've been told I can't share a list of who attended, but I can say that 43 MPs attended in total.

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 901 Trailblazing

    43 out of a total of 548 invited thats very encouraging for the disabled population ๐Ÿ™„

  • SarahT41
    SarahT41 Scope Member Posts: 30 Contributor

    Thanks for getting back to me @Tori_Scope , that's a shame you're not able to share who attended. Thanks again

  • Morgan_Scope
    Morgan_Scope Posts: 638 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hello @SarahT41, you could ask your MP whether they attended? They should be able to share that information with you. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • SarahT41
    SarahT41 Scope Member Posts: 30 Contributor

    I will try @Morgan_Scope but I'm yet to ever receive a reply about anything I've ever sent him! Keep trying

  • Morgan_Scope
    Morgan_Scope Posts: 638 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    ๐Ÿ˜ฎ You're not the first person to have that experience but I still find it shocking!

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