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May suffers humiliation as DUP backs Labour on NHS pay and tuition fees
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 15, 2017 10:17am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Rowena Mason and Henry McDonald |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 13, 2017 08:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Theresa May has suffered a major embarrassment in the House of Commons after the Democratic Unionist party backed Labour motions in favour of increasing NHS pay and against a rise in tuition fees.
Labour’s motions passed on Wednesday without being pushed to a vote after it became clear the government had no majority to oppose the call for an end to the public sector pay cap for NHS workers nor the £250 a year increase in student fees.
It is the first example of the DUP breaking with May since they struck a confidence and supply agreement to vote together on crucial legislation after the general election.
The motions fell outside the Tory-DUP deal as they were not binding, but their passage was nevertheless a symbolic victory for Labour and a sign that there is no longer a majority in the House of Commons for many of the austerity policies introduced by the Conservatives. |
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