HUMAN rights campaigners in York have called on the council to halt plans to permanently ban blue badge holders from the city centre - and urged them to rebuild trust with the disabled community.
York Human Rights City Network spoke out yesterday after a City of York Council Labour motion on improving access to the city centre for disabled people was amended by Green Party councillor Andy D’Agorne - with Labour councillors saying the amendments meant the motion had “lost anything of any substance”.
The motion had called for extra benches, mobility scooter parking bays and better pavements.
Labour voted against its own motion on Thursday night - but the altered motion was approved by a majority vote.