Mel Stride, the UK's Work and Pensions Secretary, is under fire for his handling of the compensation issue for 1950s women who lost pensions. He faces a legal battle over his refusal to agree to mediation, with lawyers preparing to take him to the high court. Stride has also been criticized for diverting an interview about Tory Baroness Mone into an attack on Labour's Rachel Reeves. Additionally, he urged pensioners to check their bank accounts for a £600 'enhanced' payment.
Lawyers for @CEDAWinLAW group fighting for equality for all women have now drawn up papers to take @MelJStride work & pensions secretary to high court over his failure to agree to any mediation to sort out 7yr running #50swomen pensions issue @davidhencke https://t.co/lFKEJjsw3l
Mel Stride now facing legal battle over refusal to agree to mediation over #50sWomen compensation for lost pensions via @davidhencke “There are grounds to seek permission to launch a full Judicial Review based on an UNREASONABLE refusal to mediate.” https://t.co/AeVXKx1ZJP
Exclusive: Mel Stride now facing legal battle over refusal to agree to mediation over 50s women compensation for lost pensions #50swomen https://t.co/q3oW2cYyOL via @davidhencke
Exclusive: Mel Stride now facing legal battle over refusal to agree to mediation over 50s women compensation for lost pensions https://t.co/mgIlaDNDZ1 via @davidhencke
Exclusive: Mel Stride now facing legal battle over refusal to agree to mediation over 50s women compensation for lost pensions https://t.co/Ba3SWw9Cbo
Mel Stride urges pensioners urged to ‘check bank account’ for £600 ‘enhanced’ payment https://t.co/HOssoO7A21
Mel Stride’s desperate attempt to divert an interview on Tory Baroness Mone into an attack on Labours’s Rachel Reeves & Labour!
Mel Stride floundering as he tries to evade answering simple questions about Tory Baroness Mone.