Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are set to go head-to-head amid fury over Labour’s decision to reject compensation for the WASPI women.
On Tuesday the government was accused of betraying the 3.5million women born in the 1950s who missed out pension payments. Expect MPs in the Commons to raise the issue with Mr Starmer at the final Prime Minister’s Questions before the Commons heads into the Christmas recess.
The Tory leader Ms Badenoch may also quiz the PM on figures released on Tuesday morning showing inflation increasing to its highest level since March. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 2.6% in November, from 2.3% the previous month.
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Sky News’ Kay Burley grills minister over WASPI ‘betrayal’
A Labour minister was grilled on live TV this morning over the government’s betrayal of WASPI women.
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali faced a fuming Kay Burley who questioned whether the public could believe a word the government says after it rejected calls to pay compensation to over 3.5million WASPI women.
The Sky News presenter pointed out that Keir Starmer, Deputy PM Angela Rayner, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had all previously backed the campaign to compensate the women affected by state pension age changes.
‘I had to sell half my home due to WASPI scandal – we won’t forget Labour’s betrayal’
A former teacher who had to sell half her home because of the state pension age scandal has voiced her fury at the Government’s WASPI “betrayal”.
Julie Hince retired at 58 believing her savings would see her through to 60 – unaware that new rules meant she couldn’t claim for a further six years. Today Work and Pensions Minister Liz Kendall announced that 3.5million women like Julie wouldn’t receive payouts, despite an independent watchdog saying they should.
Kemi Badenoch’s idea to change how you are taxed unravelled – how it could damage you
Kemi Badenoch’s suggestion that millionaires should pay the same rate of tax as the poor could cost low earners a £1,200 tax hike, analysis shows.
Labour said the Tory leader’s idea for a flat rate of income tax could mean a huge £34billion tax giveaway for top earners, paid for by increasing taxes of less well-off people.
The modelling, which used a 25% flat rate as an example, should working people could end up paying £1,200 more every year. But those earning more than £200,000 a year could see their tax bill slashed by over £5,000.
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch set to go head-to-head for final time before Christmas recess
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are set to go head-to-head amid fury over Labour’s decision to reject compensation for the WASPI women.
On Tuesday the government was accused of betraying the 3.5million women born in the 1950s who missed out pension payments. Expect MPs in the Commons to raise the issue with Mr Starmer at the final Prime Minister’s Questions before the Commons heads into the Christmas recess.
The Tory leader Ms Badenoch may also quiz the PM on figures released on Tuesday morning showing inflation increasing to its highest level since March. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 2.6% in November, from 2.3% the previous month.