As many as 100 Labour MPs are 'deeply unhappy' that payments for Waspi women have been ruled out. Dozens could rebel if there is a vote on the issue
As many as 100 Labour MPs are 'deeply unhappy' that payments for Waspi women have been ruled out. Dozens could rebel if there is a vote on the issue
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall sparked outrage from activists on Tuesday by firmly rejecting the idea of financial redress, arguing that it would not be a “fair or proportionate” use of taxpayers’ money.Starmer’s Government accepted that there had been “maladministration” in the failure to properly notify women of the changes, but rejected the parliamentary ombudsman’s recommendation of compensation.
“It’s difficult to know numbers,” Duncan-Jordan said on the size of the looming rebellion. “But lots of MPs who have been loyal up to this point are finding it less easy to carry on being loyal. There is a sense with some MPs that this issue is the last straw.” In September, a further group of 12 Labour backbenchers who abstained during a vote over the removal of universal winter fuel payments received a stern letter from the whips warning them not to do so again.
“They are dozens of MPs deeply unhappy – maybe 100,” they said. “But talking up the numbers who would actually vote against their own Government, it’s often overestimated massively.” Another Labour backbencher said frustration had built-up over a series of decisions, including rural MPs facing the backlash over the inheritance tax imposed on farmers.
“They will have to threaten the same, and deliver on that threat,” the No 10 veteran said on the Waspi row. “It’s one thing saying, ‘We don’t like this’. But trying to get everyone to agree on compensation is different,” said former Lib Dem pensions minister Steve Webb.
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