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THERE were two chaps standing plonk in the middle of the bike lane the other day. Acres of pavement all around, but there they were, taking up the width of the cycle route with absolutely no sign of shifting. Just as I was working out whether I was best to bump down into the road or up on to the pavement to avoid them, I noticed they were engrossed in a conversation in British Sign Language. One of them spotted me just in time and so, as they moved out of the way, I used one hand to sign "Sorry!" then "Thank you". We all smiled at each other in the April sunshine and went on our respe...

Labour MP Uses Sign Language To Pressure PM Over Lack Of Interpreter At Press Briefings Vicky Foxcroft challenges Boris Johnson to imagine how people with hearing difficulties feel during No.10 press conferences. A Labour MP used sign language to challenge Boris Johnson over his failure to have an interpreter at his side for Downing Street briefings. The government has spent £2.6m of public cash on a new press studio, but while some broadcasters include a service for people with hearing difficulties, Downing Street does not directly employ anyone.  Shadow minister for disabled people Vicky ...

BBC News Boris Johnson asked by MP: 'Why is there no sign language interpreter in briefing room?' Close Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has questioned Boris Johnson about the lack of a sign language interpreter in his new press briefing room. Watch how she asked him in Prime Minister's Questions - and how Mr Johnson responded. Published

Deptford’s MP put a question to Boris Johnson in sign language today, challenging the PM over the absence of interpreters at Government press conferences. Vicky Foxcroft, Labour MP for Lewisham Deptford & Shadow Minister for Disabled People, signed her question silently before speaking over video link in the House of Commons. Despite the Government spending £2.6m of taxpayers’ money on a new press room, briefings occur without an interpreter, as they have done throughout the pandemic. Vicky Foxcroft said: “If the Prime Minister doesn’t understand, imagine how those who rely ...

Vicky Foxcroft, Labour's shadow minister for disabled people, made history at PMQs with a question in sign language.