Labour’s top people start at last to move to compensate 1950s born women pension losers

Senior Labour figures are preparing to improve their offer to compensate 3.8 million women born in the 1950s who are facing hardship by having to wait up to six years for their pensions.

Westminster Confidential

In conversation at the private meeting. Left to Right: Moira Ramage, prospective Labour Parliamentary candidate for Paisley and renfrewshire South;myself; Laura Alvarez and Baroness Blower

Senior Labour figures are preparing to improve their offer
to compensate 3.8 million women born in the 1950s who are facing hardship by
having to wait up to six years for their pensions.

John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, indicated that the
party is now looking at a new offer as the general election approaches.

He made the comment
after a private meeting at Labour’s annual conference this week organised by his
office which enabled leading figures from campaigning organisations fighting
the women’s cause to pitch their case to senior people from the Labour Party.

The meeting came as the two largest trade unions affiliated
to Labour, Unison and Unite, backed the case for full restitution for the
women. Len McCluskey, leader of Unite, personally endorsed…

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