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State pensioners have been issued a big update over Blue Badge rules by the Labour Party government. State pensioners may be able to use Blue Badge disabled spaces without a permit, it has been revealed by MPs.

Labour Party MP Sojan Joseph has reached out in the Commons to ask "Secretary of State for Transport whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for disabled parking bays for people who are of state pension age with mobility issues but are not in receipt of the higher rate of DLA or PIP."

Labour Party MP and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Simon Lightwood duly replied to Mr Joseph.

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Mr Lightwood said: "Part IV of the R

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