Labour MP's response to Workfare

Icon_article Star-blue1 Published: April 03, 2013 11:05 by Tash |

Tagged as: cuts mp repression work workfare
Neighbourhoods: nottingham

Had written to local Nottingham MP to enquire after attitude to workfare.

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As you can see, the Labour position on all this is not exactly satisfactory.

When addresing the lack of labour backbone in actually voting against the 'emergency legislation', I especially enjoyed the statement "I do understand why it would have sent a good message to the country if the government were shown to voted down on these issues, but there are reasons why this did not take place".

 

Labour’s 43 welfare sanctions rebels 19 March 2013

There were a total of 43 MPs rebelling against the Labour whip.

The vast majority of Labour MPs abstained on the Jobseekers Bill this afternoon – as they were whipped to do – despite the fact that the Bill sought to protect sanctions for a system that Labour thinks is worse than useless.

http://labourlist.org/2013/03/labours-40-welfare-sanctions-rebels 

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Labour 'pressed MPs to abstain on welfare vote'

MPs put under 'significant pressure' by party leaders to abstain on crucial vote, says outgoing parliamentary private secretary

Shiv Malik and Hugh Muir 24 March 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/24/labour-mps-abstain-welfare-bill

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Comments

I hope this fobs you off.

Comment Published: April 03, 2013 17:01 by neilant

Great article Tash.. The last sentence in |Mr Leslies` reply reads "I hope this address your issues & explains my position".. TRANSLATION Above (title of comment)..

But what else can you expect from Newish Labour (Conservative Mark 2)?..

Pffffff

Comment Published: April 11, 2013 22:18 by Mat

Thanks Tash. He's my MP too. Not that I expected any different. In fact I would say "not exactly satisfactory" barely covers it. People are getting sanctioned left right and centre, any idea he has that Labour have 'improved' the appeal process is fatuous. The number of people needing food banks has mushroomed. And cutting off the means of survival is not 'promoting participation' - unless we're in Orwell's Newspeak 1984, or Nazi Germany (Arbeit Macht Frei).