Labour readmits McDonnell and Begum after benefit cap rebellion
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Labour readmits McDonnell and Begum after benefit cap rebellion

Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell has been readmitted as a Labour MP alongside Apsana Bagum, after a year-long ban for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap. They were among seven left-wing MPs who, days after Labour’s 2024 landslide, backed an SNP motion to scrap the cap – which prevents almost all parents from...