‘No compensation for Waspi women!’ Has Starmer finally stuck knife into 1950s women?

Government accused of betrayal over decision not to compensate women affected by state pension age changes

The government has been accused of betraying women born in the 1950s after it announced that they will not be compensated for the way their state pension age was increased.

The decision means that around 3.8 million women will lose out on an average of £50,000 each in retirement income.

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) campaign group said the government’s decision was a “betrayal” and a “disgrace”.

Campaigners say women were given little or no notice of the changes

Waspi campaigners say that many women were given little or no notice of the changes, which were announced in 2011 and implemented in 2016.

They argue that this left many women with no time to make alternative financial arrangements.

The government has said that it is “committed to supporting women” and that the decision not to compensate Waspi women was “fair and reasonable”.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said he will not support calls for compensation

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said he will not support calls for compensation, arguing that it would be “too expensive”.

However, he has said that he is “sympathetic” to the plight of Waspi women and that he will work to “mitigate the impact” of the changes.

The government’s decision not to compensate Waspi women has been met with widespread anger and disappointment.

Many women say they feel betrayed by the government and that they have been left with no choice but to work well into their old age.

The Waspi campaign group has said it will continue to fight for compensation for its members.