Blue Badge campaigning for cancer patients

CANCER and other life-altering conditions can rapidly have a devastating impact on people’s mental and physical health. It can mean that something as simple as going to the shops becomes a mammoth task.

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Sadly, many cancer patients also face extreme fatigue and mobility issues, which can be exacerbated by treatments like chemo or radiotherapy. In some cases, patients are recovering from operations or coping with side effects like blood clots and amputations - yet they don’t qualify for a Blue Badge under current rules.

I don’t think this is right, and therefore along with all my fellow Kent MPs, I have signed a cross-party letter to Kent County Council calling for a temporary parking concession for patients living with cancer and other life-altering conditions, who do not currently meet the three-year eligibility criteria for a Blue Badge.