{"id":35155,"date":"2025-07-17T20:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=35155"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:20:57","slug":"christian-mp-suspended-faith-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/christian-mp-suspended-faith-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian MP suspended over &#8216;faith&#8217; rebellion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_35156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35156\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-289x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Rachael calls for debate over coronavirus impact on care homes | Rachael Maskell MP - Rachael Maskell - Labour and Co-operative MP for York Central\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-289x300.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-404x420.jpeg 404w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images.jpeg 543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachael calls for debate over coronavirus impact on care homes | Rachael Maskell MP &#8211; Rachael Maskell &#8211; Labour and Co-operative MP for York Central<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nChristian MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell, has been suspended from the Labour Party by Sir Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Though the bill passed by a majority of 75, Ms Maskell\u2019s stand helped carve out the largest rebellion Mr Starmer has faced since becoming leader.Ultimately, the PM scrapped the proposed PIP eligibility changes.<\/p>\n<p>However, it must be said the <span data-huuid=\"3665495160570236720\"><mark class=\"QVRyCf\">Personal Independence Payment<\/mark> system is deeply flawed. <\/span><span data-huuid=\"3665495160570233097\">It pays people 16 and over up to \u00a374 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&#8217;s mother can then apply to be a carer, gaining even more money. <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/dailysceptic.org\/2025\/07\/02\/the-human-cost-of-starmers-welfare-u-turn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>This report shows<\/b><\/a> it pays people to be indolent and does nothing to help them into work. The Bible says:<\/p>\n<p><b>Proverbs 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>But there are better ways to do that than to encourage them to consider themselves ill. The Bible says:<\/p>\n<p><b>2Thess 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #800080; border-top: 9px solid #800080; border-bottom: 9px solid #800080; border-right: 18px solid #800080; border-left: 18px solid #800080; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stewardship.org.uk\/pages\/nccss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support NCCSS \/ Christian Voice \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Faith at the centre<\/h2>\n<p>Describing herself as \u201cLabour to the core,\u201d the MP for York Central explained her choice as a matter of principle, not politics. \u201cI\u2019m not angry,\u201d she told reporters. \u201cI\u2019m upset\u2014for the party.\u201d She added:\u00a0\u201cThe reason why I voted the way I did was because I believe in fighting for people.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs someone of deep conviction and faith,\u201d she wrote, \u201cI bring these values with me in all I do in representing my constituents.\u201d She may be wrong on the PIP scandal, but Rachael Maskell has consistently voted pro-life, against abortion and euthanasia. On the other hand, <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/nouse.co.uk\/articles\/2025\/05\/03\/york-lgbt-forum-protest-against-supreme-court-gender-rruling-in-st-helens-square-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>she has supported transgenderism<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well does the Bible tell us to put our trust in God, not in fallible leaders.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; background-color: #1f7f4c; border-top: 9px solid #1F7F4C; border-bottom: 9px solid #1F7F4C; border-right: 18px solid #1F7F4C; border-left: 18px solid #1F7F4C; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/nicola-sturgeonthe-audacity-of-timing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask us to come and speak at your church \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Related articles<\/h2>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/christian-nurse-sues-nhs-over-gender-row\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian nurse sues NHS over gender row \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/christian-artist-vilified-over-gender-critical-views\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian artist vilified over gender-critical views \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/christian-faces-prosecution-open-air-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian faces prosecution over open-air service \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/nhs-asks-patients-are-you-a-demiboy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS asks patients \u2018are you a Demiboy\u2019 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/welsh-school-criticised-for-christian-ethos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welsh school criticised for Christian ethos \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #0000ff; border-top: 9px solid #0000FF; border-bottom: 9px solid #0000FF; border-right: 18px solid #0000FF; border-left: 18px solid #0000FF; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petitions.net\/return_to_the_uks_christian_constitution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Return to the UK&#8217;s Christian Constitution \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Read and pray<\/h2>\n<p><b>READ<\/b>: Gen 1:27; Psa 118:9; 146:3; Prov 14:34; Micah 6:8; Matthew 5:10 Rom 3:13.<\/p>\n<p><b>PRAY<\/b>: For Christain MPs. 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