Liz Kendall says Waspi women 'will not receive compensation'
Work and State Pensions secretary Liz Kendall said women affected by changes to the state pension age will 'not receive compensation.' Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) advocated for support for women from the 1950's but this was denied.
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Swinney tells WASPI women not to give up after compensation 'betrayal'
Meeting WASPI women on Thursday at Holyrood, Swinney said he was 'very disappointed' with the UK Government's announcement.
Grimsby MP calls for rethink on WASPI women being refused compensation
Melanie Onn made pointed remarks in Parliament this week asking the government to reconsider its decision to not award WASPI women compensation
Keir Starmer Faces Backlash Over Decision Not to Compensate ‘WASPI’ Women
Keir Starmer’s UK government faces a backlash after saying it will not compensate the so-called “WASPI women,” who were affected by an unexpected increase in the state pension age, the latest example of the new Labour administration alienating a core constituency of voters.
Waspi women latest: Labour face vicious backlash as 3.8 million women denied compensation
The government is facing fresh backlash after announcing that up to 3.8 million women will not receive compensation after being affected by changes to the state pension age. Calls for women born in the 1950s - known as the Waspi women - to receive thousands in compensation have been rejected by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall.
Waspi women criticise 'bizarre and unjustified' ruling out of compensation
Campaigners have branded a Government decision not to compensate women affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated "bizarre and totally unjustified". The Government is also facing a barrage of criticism from MPs over the decision,
Ms Kendall’s hypocrisy
Not for the first time Labour has found that easy promises made in opposition are a lot less straightforward in government.
WASPI fury as Liz Kendall's hypocrisy laid bare in resurfaced photo
Campaigners slammed the Pensions Secretary after the government announced that women affected by the state pension age ...
Decision on women hit by pension age rise condemned
Plaid and the Welsh Lib Dems attack refusal of payouts for women over state pension age changes.
Waspis have been shamelessly betrayed – they were fools to trust Labour
Liz Kendall’s statement in Parliament on Tuesday, denying 3.8 million Waspi women compensation, has abruptly silenced nearly ...
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Kendall faces MP criticism and calls to reconsider Waspi compensation decision
Liz Kendall has faced calls from Labour MPs to reconsider the Government’s decision not to award financial compensation to women affected by state pension age reforms. Brian Leishman (Alloa and ...
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Starmer dismisses demands for £10.5bn of compensation for so-called WASPI women - despite previously backing huge payouts over bungled state pension age increase
Alicia Kearns, a fellow Tory shadow minister, shared a photo on social media of Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall previously posing with WASPI campaigners when not in government.
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Scottish Labour had hoped for ‘compromise’ on Waspi compensation
The Labour-led UK Government announced on Tuesday there will be no financial compensation for women impacted by the change to the state pension age, with Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall ...
Sarwar knows governing means difficult choices, says Murray after Waspi decision
The Scottish Secretary also said policy differences between Scottish Labour and the UK Government are to be expected.