Criticism for newly elected MP
A former anti-poverty charity boss now an elected MP has been slated for voting against scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Kirsty McNeil, who left her role at Save the Children to become Labour MP for Midlothian, was one of thr many Labour MPs who voted against an SNP amendment to the King’s Speech calling for the cap to end.
Save the Children has been a vociferous opponent to the two child cap.
McNeill used her maiden Commons speech to highlight children’s poverty.
She said: “We are all of us products of the investments made in us as children so it is to Midlothian’s children and young people I made my most solemn undertakings in my maiden speech.”
Former Labour MSP Neil Findlay said: “Disappointed that no Scottish Labour MP has signed this motion despite it being the clear position of the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.”
Meanwhile, Steven Campbell – who is the Convener of Young Scots for Independence – said: "My new Labour MP Kirsty McNeill voted against scrapping the two-child cap. Here she is promising Midlothian she ‘will always fight for your family as if it’s my own’.
“I guess that doesn’t include poorer families who have the audacity to have more than two kids. Shameful.”
People were promised change. The Scottish government has done a great deal to alleviate the two child limit (not enough imho, but they are handicapped).
Meantime Labour promised 'change' - but said little about what that entailed. Now we know - they will talk about it and do bu***r all.