Only one Scottish Labour MP votes for SNP Commons bill to compensate Waspi women

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Only one Scottish Labour MP voted for a mostly symbolic SNP bill to compensate Waspi women in the House of Commons.Brian Leishman backed the Nats' bid to pay out women born in the 1950s affected by the state pension age.

But the rest of his Scottish colleagues did not vote.SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn's introduced his Women’s State Pension age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme) Bill to the House of Commons on Tuesday.The SNP forced a vote and the bill passed to the second reading stage after 105 MPs backed it and none voted against.

The vote was symbolic rather than actually forcing the government to compensate the women. It is very unlikely to ever become law without government support.

Alloa and Grangemouth MP Leishman also signed the bill - a further sign of his backing. The other 36 Scottish Labour MPs did not vote.A Scottish Labour source said: "The SNP teamed up with the Tories to use the Waspi women as political football.