Work and pensions secretary speaks as Keir Starmer faces first potential rebellion in Commons over the policyFormer chancellor John McDonnell said he will be voting for an SNP amendment that calls for the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap on Tuesday as Keir Starmer faces his first potential Commons rebellion as prime minister.McDonnell said in a video posted to X: “37 Labour MPs like me put forward our own amendment to scrap the two-child limit, but that won’t be called. So the only opportunity we’ll have to vote on the two-child limit will be on an SNP motion. Continue reading…
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Author : Sammy Gecsoyler
Publish date : 2024-07-23 12:34:31
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