Carla Lockhart MP Reaffirms Support for WASPI Women at Parliamentary Event
Carla Lockhart MP • September 11, 2024
Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart has today attended a crucial event in Westminster, standing alongside the WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners in their ongoing fight for justice. The event, which brought together women from across the UK, shone a spotlight on the Government’s failure to properly communicate the changes to the State Pension age—leaving thousands of 1950s-born women unfairly impacted.

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Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart, has strongly condemned the Government’s handling of today’s welfare reform debate, describing the scenes in the House of Commons as “pantomime politics at its best.” The debate on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit Bill was marked by confusion, with significant policy changes announced live from the despatch box, leaving MPs reacting to legislation that was changing before their eyes.