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Fight to defend Welfare goes on
The Welfare Reform Bill passed its 3rd reading in the House of Commons on 15 June by 288 votes to 238. Although it passed, our campaigning helped ensure that Labour MPs voted against it, having abstained at 2nd reading stage. However, recent comments by Ed Miliband and Liam Byrne prove we have to fight to continue to move party policy away from the workfare model promoted by New Labour and now being developed by the coalition. [continue...]
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- LRC @ GMB Congress: Defend Welfare and Pensions
Tuesday 12th June 2012
7:00pm to 9:30pm
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LRC @ Brighton Fringe
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