Zarah Sultana suggests she was victim of ‘macho virility test’ after suspension
Zarah Sultana was one of seven Labour MPs stripped of the whip for backing an SNP motion to axe the two-child benefit cap.
Zarah Sultana was one of seven Labour MPs stripped of the whip for backing an SNP motion to axe the two-child benefit cap.
Seven Labour MPs were stripped of the whip for backing an SNP motion to axe the welfare limit.
MPs will be prevented from taking on second jobs that fail to put constituents first under government plans to “turn the page” on era of sleaze and scandal.
“Over the last 10 years we’ve lost 30 per cent of our income", BBC chair Samir Shah said.
Actor Toby Jones, artist Tracey Emin and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams also criticised the jail terms in an open letter.
"This is what a councillor is supposed to do", Mothin Ali said.
Yvette Cooper branded it the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen".
Soon, the unstoppable marching of time will hit the Conservatives, too.
Labour has faced consistent pressure to axe the limit, but ministers have previously suggested the fiscal situation means they cannot afford to.
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