Sarah Dyke, MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, has added her name to a Parliamentary motion calling for the new Labour government to honour the recommendations for WASPI women made by the Ombudsman.
This follows the Ombudsman's report first published in July 2021 and finalised in May 2024 which found that 1950s-born women had suffered significant financial impact due to the Department of Work and Pensions' failings.
Ms Dyke's party, the Liberal Democrats, were the first to pledge WASPI compensation, a move that was not replicated by either the Labour or Conservative parties in the run up to the 2024 General Election.
The present call by the Liberal Democrats is for a swift compensation plan implementation by the government in light of their Ombudsman's recommendations, an issue growing ever more urgent as more than 100 WASPI women die daily.
Angela Madden, chair of Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI), said: "We are grateful to have the support of hundreds of MPs across the Commons and look forward to working cross-party to see fair and fast compensation delivered as quickly as possible in the new Parliament.
"Many MPs have backed our campaign for justice to date, including the Prime Minister himself.
"With one WASPI woman dying every 13 minutes, we have no more time for dither or delay."
In a response, Sarah Dyke MP said: "The WASPI women of Glastonbury and Somerton have already waited far too long for compensation.
"The DWP have had plenty of time to act on the first report’s findings from July 2021, and plenty of time after the final report, too.
"It is disgraceful that a proper compensation scheme has not already been put in place and I hope that the new Government will now act with urgency.
"My constituents are dying without the DWP admitting to their errors, without any acknowledgement of the impact that this injustice has had on their lives and without compensation.
"There is no time left to 'consider' the report’s findings.
"The Government must put a plan in place now."
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