The campaign has been given a huge boost (Image: Getty)
The WASPI campaign has been given a huge boost after a proposed law to establish a compensation claim cleared its first Commons hurdle.
Westminster leader was given permission by MPs to introduce the Women’s age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme) Bill to the Commons for further consideration.
The Commons voted 105 to zero, majority 105, in favour of the motion after a division was triggered by MPs shouting both aye and no.
The vote was viewed as a symbolic show of support for the compensation proposal as private members’ bills introduced by MPs face a battle to become law if they do not receive Government support and fail to secure parliamentary time to clear the necessary stages.
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Mr Flynn’s Bill would require ministers to publish measures to address the findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report, which recommended the UK Government pay compensation to women born in the 1950s whose age was raised so it would be equal with men.
The Government last month ruled out a compensation package despite Prime Minister Sir and Chancellor Rachel Reeves being among the senior ministers to support the Women Against Inequality (Waspi) campaign when Labour was in opposition.
The division list showed 10 Labour MPs offer their support to the proposed law.
They were listed as: Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool), Julia Buckley (Shrewsbury), Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole), Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire), Terry Jermy (South West Norfolk), Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth), Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields), Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes), Jon Trickett (Normanton and Hemsworth) and Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr).