A protest staged by the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) group in the public gallery of the House of Commons after today's Budget speech received a standing ovation from Labour and SNP MPs.
The protest took place shortly after chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond had finished his 65-minute-long speech. The speech made no mention of pensions, nor the plight of the WASPI women. MPs from both the Labour party and the Scottish National Party (SNP) tweeted out support for the women. SNP and youngest-ever MP Mhaira Black said the chancellor had "failed" the women. Palpable anger in the public gallery by #WASPI women and supporters as the Chancellor fails them once again. They certainly made it a lot harder for him to ignore them this year! When will he learn t...
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