Apsana Begum has posted to X, formerly Twitter, to announce that she voted against the two-child benefit cap. Ms Begum also announced that she has lost the Labour Whip.
Ms Begum posted:
I voted against the two-child benefit cap which has contributed to rising and deepening levels of child poverty and food insecurity for many East End families.
I have now been informed that I have had the whip withdrawn.
https://twitter.com/ApsanaBegumMP/status/1815832074902978687
Throughout the day Ms Begum had made her intentions very clear:
Scrapping the two-child benefits limit is a straightforward act that could lift thousands of children out of poverty, and send out a positive message of hope.
In East London, we have some of the highest rates of child poverty in the UK. I will be voting to scrap the two child benefit cap today.
https://twitter.com/ApsanaBegumMP/status/1815807136976261125
