Labour MPs ‘in shock’ over WASPI women decision
The Labour MP for South Shields, Emma Lewell-Buck, has responded to the government’s decision not to pay out compensation for the WASPI women with a statement on X.
She said she was “shocked” and “disappointed”, adding: “When I said I stood with WASPI women, I meant it. When I say they deserved proper recompense, I meant it.”
Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, also said MPs were “in shock” at the Government’s announcement. “First of all to make such an announcement just prior to Christmas, and then for the announcement to be what it is,” she added.
Yesterday the independent MP Rebecca Long Bailey, who co-chairs the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on State Pension Inequality for Women, said the Government’s apology was “not enough” for WASPI women. She said the APPG had found “huge numbers” of women suffering “significant financial hardship”.
