EXCLUSIVE: David Linden has written to Liz Kendall about his 'concerns' over Labour's plans for benefits.
An SNP MP has hit out at Labour's new "Blairite" Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary over the party's welfare policies.Labour leader Keir Starmer has come under fire in recent months for refusing to commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap or the bedroom tax if he wins the next general election.It comes after Glasgow East MP Linden mocked Labour's shadow cabinet reshuffle as "Blairism on steroids".
"Doubling down on policies such as the two-child cap and associated rape clause; refusing to commit to abolishing the Tory bedroom tax; committing to a pro-Brexit policy position; and ruling out the devolution of employment law are all policies that bring the Labour party ever closer to the current Conservative Government's position."
"I would appreciate if you could clarify your position on each of the aforementioned policy areas and whether you believe that Labour's current social security commitments are adequate in relieving people from poverty and financial hardship?"
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