Zarah Sultana has just confirmed that she has had the whip suspended thanks to the fact she voted for the SNP’s amendment to the King’s Speech. It called for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped. Labour sources had suggested this was coming since the afternoon…
The MPs to lose the whip (for six months) are:
A corbynite purge all over again. Velvet glove, iron fist…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”