US EditionLabour readmits four MPs suspended for rebelling
- Four MPs have been readmitted to the Labour Party after being suspended for rebelling over the two-child benefit cap, according to the Mirror.
- The MPs, Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain, and Rebecca Long-Bailey, had been sitting as independents for six months.
- Keir Starmer suspended the MPs in July 2024 after they supported an SNP amendment to scrap the two-child benefit limit.
- The Tory policy affects about 1.6 million children and limits benefits for families with more than two children.
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Kid-starver Starmer doesn't bother to tell suspended MPs he's stabbed them in the back
Keir Starmer has restored the whip to a number of MPs who were previously punished for rebelling against the two-child benefit cap. Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain, and Rebecca Long-Bailey have been serving as independent MPs over the last six months – but they’ve now had the whip restored. However, John McDonnell, Apsana Begum, and Zarah Sultana still remain suspended. The kicker? Labour didn’t even bother to let them know! Sultana and…
Starmer snubs left-wing rebels as only four readmitted
Well, well, well. It transpires that four MPs suspended by Sir Keir Starmer for rebelling over the two child benefit cap have now had the whip restored by the Labour party. Today’s move comes a fortnight after John McDonnell took to LBC to urge Starmer to row back on the decision, telling journalists that ‘we’ve
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