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The Independent UK
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Craig Paton

Labour MSP hits out at Starmer’s failure to vow end of two-child limit

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A Labour MSP has hit out at party leader Sir Keir Starmer’s failure to pledge to scrap the two-child benefits limit.

Monica Lennon – who was defeated by current Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in the party’s leadership election in 2021 – said on Twitter that Labour members are “scared of deselection, being exiled to backbenches, or not winning selections” for speaking out about the party’s policies.

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