Coronavirus: Starmer’s Labour abandons thousands to fall through gaps in the Tory benefit system
He’s all right, Jack: Keir Starmer has an enormous salary as an MP and leader of the Opposition, plus £10,000 extra that MPs voted for themselves in order to work from home – all at the taxpayers’ expense. He doesn’t care that the same taxpayers who funded him have been left with nothing because of the coronavirus lockdown that his Parliament imposed.
Well done, Keir Starmer! What a socialist you are!
Labour’s new leader has said it would be inappropriate to impose a Universal Basic Income (UBI) benefit system during the coronavirus crisis.
This means people who have been deprived of their income by the Tories imposed lockdown are condemned to live without any money until the lockdown ends – possibly for some time after, while the nation picks up the pieces.
Mr Starmer seems entirely relaxed about this u-turn – he had previously demanded a national “income guarantee scheme” to fight the economic impact of Covid-19 and still says the benefit system isn’t fit for purpose.
His spokesperson has said that Labour will “be making arguments for a new settlement that is more simple, more effective and offers proper protection to people” after the lockdown ends – when it is no good to the people who need it most now.
Last month, Labour MP Alex Sobel led a cross-party group of more than 170 MPs and lords in demanding a move to UBI.
Spain has introduced UBI – and did so while that country was facing its highest level of coronavirus infection and deaths.
Labour’s election manifesto last year – which Starmer obviously supported – included plans to pilot UBI across the UK, with areas including Liverpool and Sheffield bidding to test the scheme.
And the new Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, is also said to be a supporter of the system.
But Starmer has said no.
Starmer is happy for thousands of people to fall through the huge gaps in the government’s current system.
Starmer is happy for them to starve.
Perhaps that’s what we should call him from now on: Starmer the starver.
Source: Labour rejects idea of universal basic income during Covid-19 crisis – LabourList
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Since Starmer became leader of the Labour party I have cancelled my membership, no longer the Labour I want.
So what will this simple and effective new settlement consist of? A tax-free lump sum of 10 Grand for every adult in the country? Somehow I doubt it.
Oh good grief! Red Tories have resurfaced, this when we hear Blair will possibly become a government advisor. This is what happens when you have politicians who have never known a days hardship!