Waspi compensation not affordable, Starmer tells Diane Abbott at PMQs

Keir Starmer says that 90% of women knew of pension changes in response to a question from Diane Abbott about the decision not to compensate Waspi women. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The government accepted the parliamentary and health service ombudsman’s findings earlier this year that pension changes had not been communicated adequately, but rejected its recommendation for a flat-rate compensation scheme paying out between £1,000 to £2,950 to each of the more than 3 million women affected UK politics live – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/dec/18/pmqs-starmer-badenoch-labour-tories-waspi-women The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #starmer #keirstarmer #dianeabbott #waspi #waspiwomen