Labour suspends seven rebel MPs over two-child benefit cap
By Sam Francis -Political reporter
BBC NEWS
23 July 2024, 13:46 BST
Updated 9 minutes ago
Seven Labour MPs have been suspended from the parliamentary party for voting against the government on an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap, the BBC understands.
Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell was among the Labour MPs who voted for an SNP motion calling for an end to the policy, which prevents almost all parents from claiming Universal Credit or child tax credit for more than two children.
The BBC understands the MPs are being removed from the party in parliament for a “period of time”.
MPs rejected the SNP amendment by 363 votes to 103, in the first major test of the new Labour government’s power
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