Christian MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell, has been suspended from the Labour Party by Sir Keir Starmer.
Ms Maskell, along with Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, and Chris Hinchliff, has had her party membership temporarily revoked after voting against the government on the controversial welfare bill.
Though the bill passed by a majority of 75, Ms Maskell’s stand helped carve out the largest rebellion Mr Starmer has faced since becoming leader.Ultimately, the PM scrapped the proposed PIP eligibility changes.
However, it must be said the Personal Independence Payment system is deeply flawed. It pays people 16 and over up to £74 per week to have a long-term health condition or disability, covering non-problems like the inability to cook, wash up or wait for a bus. A young person’s mother can then apply to be a carer, gaining even more money. This report shows it pays people to be indolent and does nothing to help them into work. The Bible says:
Proverbs 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
But there are better ways to do that than to encourage them to consider themselves ill. The Bible says:
2Thess 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
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Faith at the centre
Describing herself as “Labour to the core,” the MP for York Central explained her choice as a matter of principle, not politics. “I’m not angry,” she told reporters. “I’m upset—for the party.” She added: “The reason why I voted the way I did was because I believe in fighting for people.”
“As someone of deep conviction and faith,” she wrote, “I bring these values with me in all I do in representing my constituents.” She may be wrong on the PIP scandal, but Rachael Maskell has consistently voted pro-life, against abortion and euthanasia. On the other hand, she has supported transgenderism.
Well does the Bible tell us to put our trust in God, not in fallible leaders.
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READ: Gen 1:27; Psa 118:9; 146:3; Prov 14:34; Micah 6:8; Matthew 5:10 Rom 3:13.
PRAY: For Christain MPs. May the Lord lead them thriough his word into all truth rather than the ways of the world.
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