Overview

• Marking a decade of activism, WASPI renewed calls for ministerial meetings as MPs prepare to return to Westminster and ahead of the Autumn Budget.
• A survey of more than 5,000 affected women found 88% feel Labour took their votes for granted, 80% say Labour and the Conservatives do not care, 38% are unsure or would not vote, and 51% feel more inclined to vote.
• WASPI chair Angela Madden said hundreds of MPs support compensation and told ministers to engage with campaigners or defend their position in court later this year.
• The group has secured a judicial review of the DWP’s compensation decision, with government lawyers expected to appear before High Court judges later this year.
• The government accepted the Ombudsman’s maladministration finding but rejected blanket payments within the PHSO’s £1,000–£2,950 range, citing an estimated cost of up to £10.5 billion for roughly 3.8 million women.