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Rod Liddle: UK correspondent on seven Labour MPs suspended for voting against the party on two-child benefit

Published: July 24, 2024, 10:14 p.m.

The British Government has suspended seven Labour MPs for six months after they voted against an amendment to scrap the UK\u2019s two-child benefit cap.\xa0

The Scottish National Party had voted to end the policy, which prevents almost all parents from claiming child tax credit for more than two children.\xa0

The amendment was rejected by 363 votes to 103, but seven MPs from the ruling Labour Party voted in favour of the amendment.\xa0

UK correspondent Rod Liddle says among those suspended included ex-Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell.\xa0

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