SCOTTISH Labour MSPs believe they were ordered by London to abstain on a motion calling for compensation for Waspi women, The National can reveal.
MSPs believe they were ordered by London to abstain on a motion calling for compensation for Waspi women, The National can reveal.The National has spoken with Scottish Labour insiders who believe Sarwar’s party were ordered by UK Labour not to vote with the
Another source confirmed to The National they had heard concern among some MSPs the order to abstain had come from UK Labour.Scottish Labour have insisted they back compensation for Waspi women, but in Parliament on Wednesday the party’s social justice spokesman Paul O’Kane quibbled with how much they should receive.
“Of course, it could involve blanket compensation or it could be about looking at individual cases, and I know that there is a variance of views among women on what should be done.”Scottish Labour had forwarded UK Labour lines to MSPs and staff on Waspi womenA Scottish Labour spokesperson said: “All voting decisions for the are made by the Scottish Labour Party.
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