10 Labor -MPs offer support for the proposed compensation scheme for Waspi -Women

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Sir Keir Stormmer has been exposed to growing work calls to establish a compensation scheme for women affected by changes in the state’s retirement age after 10 of his MPs supported a proposed law.

SNP Westminster -Leader Stephen Flynn was granted permission from MPs to introduce women’s state retirement age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme) to House of Commons for further remuneration with 105 votes to Zero, majority 105.

Mr. Flyn’s bill would require ministers to publish measures to tackle the results of parliamentary and health care Ombudsman (PHSO) report, which recommended the British government’s paid compensation for women born in the 1950s if the state retirement age was raised, so it would be similar to Men.

The Watchdog said the women had to be paid up to £ 2,950 each, a package with a potential total cost of £ 10.5 billion to the public purse, as poor communication meant they had lost the chance to plan their pension economy.

But the government last month excluded a compensation package despite Prime Minister Sir Keir and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who were among the senior ministers to support women against the State Pensions (WASPI) when Labor was in opposition.

The Division List showed supporters of Mr Flyn’s bill included Labor MPs Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool), Julia Buckley (Shrewsbury), Neil Duncan-Jordan (Pool), Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire), Terry Terry (South West Norfolk) (Alloa and Grangemouth), Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields), Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes), Jon Trickett (Normanton and Hemsworth) and Steve Wherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyngr).

The vote was considered a symbolic show with support for the compensation proposal as private members’ bills (PMBS) introduced by MPs face a struggle to be allowed if they do not receive state aid and fail to secure parliamentary time to clear the necessary phases.

Mrs. Lewell-Buck said she has always made it clear that Waspi campaigns have her support.

She said in a statement: “Before today, I had asked for Parliament to vote on the matter, and just a few weeks ago I spoke in a parliamentary debate that confirmed my steadfast support for Waspi women.

“I will always stand by my words and lift and act on them when there is an opportunity to do so. Today I did just that. “

Mr. Leishman said in a video message: “Today I voted in Parliament for Justice for Waspi women. This is the right thing for this Labor government to do. “

Mr. Trickett said there are more than 6,000 Waspi women in his constituency, where he wrote on X: “I have always supported their campaign and also voted in the lower house today for Pension Justice.”

Mr. WHHERDEN said the support of the Waspi campaign was a promise he made when he was elected, and added X: “I said last month that I would work with colleagues to push for a solution. As such, I voted tonight for a proposal for the benefit of compensation. “

SNP’s Mr Flynn had previously told Commons: “This bill seeks to do the right of the people we promised.”

Defining questions about the last parliament may still be to define questions in this parliament but only if the government is acting to give the compensation and complaint that these women so hard deserve

Stephen Flynn, Snp

He read remarks previously made by Sir Keir and other ministers to support the Waspi campaign before adding: “This is a defining question.

“Many of us in the last parliament watched when a TV show changed the government’s mind with regard to the post office’s horizon (scandal). Many of us watched when Parliament itself forced the government to change tack when it came to the infected blood scandal.

“Many of us have talked about the righteous life scandal, the Hillsborough disaster, the loan tax debate and the WASPI campaign.

“Defining questions about the last parliament may still be to define questions about this parliament, but only if the government is acting to give the compensation and complaint that these women so badly deserve.”

Mr. Flynn introduced his bill using the 10-minute rule process.

This allowed him up to 10 minutes to talk about why he would introduce his PMB.

Such movements are rarely opposed as their approval simply means that a bill has received a first reading that involves having his title being read and an order for the bill to be printed.

Mr. Flynn asked for his bill to be further considered by second reading on March 7.