Ten Labour MPs defy ministers on WASPI justice
Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners stage a protest on College Green in Westminster, London, October 30, 2024
TEN Labour MPs defied ministers by joining members across the Commons today to back a Bill to compensate Waspi over state-pension-age increases.
Scottish National Party parliamentary leader Stephen Flynn’s Bill was backed by 105 votes to none last night.
Ministers decided to duck a confrontation on the emotive issue by not asking MPs to oppose the Bill, which aims to manifest the recommendation of the independent ombudsman: that the women deserved compensation over official maladministration in notifying them of their pension date.
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