Labour MP suspended for opposing disability cuts will keep speaking for ‘invisible in society’

Rachael Maskell, one of four Labour MPs to lose whip, stands by actions and says party needs to be ‘broad church that listens to each other’UK politics live – latest updatesAn MP suspended from Labour for spearheading a rebellion against disability benefit cuts has stood by her actions and says she will “continue to advocate for my constituents”.Rachael Maskell, the MP for York Central, told the BBC that Keir Starmer had been wrong to suspend her and three colleagues and that the party needed to be a “broad church that listens to each other”. Continue reading...

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