LABOUR have been slammed for appearing to rule out any compensation for Waspi women in a “deeply disappointing” move.
It comes after women hit by the rise in the state pension previously said they are not confident of a future government payout due to a lack of commitment to do so from theIt suggested women should receive a payout of between £1000 and £2950.
Pressed on whether or not these demands were part of any future Labour government’s plans, Ashworth said: “We know that we are inheriting a set of public finances that are shot to pieces after 14 years of failure under the Conservatives.“That’s partly because of the chronically low debilitating growth levels we’ve had under the Conservatives and it’s also because of the disastrous decisions that the Conservatives took with Liz Truss.
On the infected blood scandal, Ashworth said his party had budgeted for a compensation package for victims. Pressed on having to compensate Windrush and Waspi victims, Ashworth dodged the question and returned to speaking about the infected blood scandal.’s John Nicolson said: “Labour’s shadow paymaster general appears to rule out compensation for the #WASPI women calling it ‘unfunded’.It’s not the first time Labour have come in for criticism on the issue with shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves previously saying she had no plans for compensation payments.
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