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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

SHOCKING: Labour mp suspended for opposing disability cuts will keep speaking for invisible in society | Mind Blowing Facts

Rachael Maskell in the Commons.
‘We ultimately do believe that cutting money from some of the poorest in our society is not what a Labour government should be doing,’ said Rachael Maskell. Photograph: House of Commons

An MP suspended from Labour for spearheading a rebellion against disability benefit cuts has stood by her actions and says she will “continue to advocate for my constituents”.

Rachael Maskell, the MP for York Central, told the BBC that Keir Starmer had been wrong to suspend her and three colleagues and that the party needed to be a “broad church that listens to each other”.

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