Senior MPs have demanded ministers hold an urgent debate and vote to deliver justice to 1950s-born women.
Senior MPs have rallied behind calls from WASPI campaigners urging the UK Government to pay compensation to millions of women born in the 1950s who have been impacted by changes made by the Department for Work and Pensions to the official age of retirement.
Interim Chair of the Committee, Bob Blackman MP, suggested that due to the number of MPs keen to take part in the debate, it would be more practical for an afternoon session in the House of Commons in May, after Ms Gibson highlighted that “due to the nature of the debate, a lot of constituents will be asking their MPs to attend”.
The cross-party letter calls on ministers to make time for an “urgent debate and vote”, following the release of the landmark report. It is thought 3,000 WASPI women have died since the PHSO’s findings were published on March 21, 2024. “The Government should listen to the views of the Commons and the country - all MPs must be given an urgent debate and vote before the summer recess so we can finally put an end to this injustice.”
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