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MP likens Government to flat-earthers over refusal to compensate Waspi women
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 3 – Rebecca Long-Bailey MP challenges the government refusal to compensate 1950s-born women despite a Parliamentary Ombudsman's maladministration ruling and calls for a £10.5 billion redress scheme.
- In December 2024, the UK Government declined to provide compensation to women affected by the increase in state pension age brought in to align it with that of men, specifically those born in the 1950s.
- This refusal came despite a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report recommending payments up to £2,950 each due to poor communication causing financial planning loss.
- Over 330,000 women, including 5,000 in one MP's constituency, remain affected as MPs from across parties have strongly criticised the Government’s stance and called for justice.
- Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey labelled Government arguments against compensation as “bizarre” and likened rejecting the Ombudsman’s report to “arguing that the world is flat.”
- Campaigners continue legal challenges and urge ministers to reconsider, noting recent successful Labour pressure on welfare reforms shows change is possible if there is will.
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The WASPI campaign (Women Against State Pension Inequality) has been running for years, with campaigners demanding compensation for women who saw their state pension age rise from 60 to 65 and then 66
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