An open letter calling for MPs to have a vote on compensation for WASPI women has been backed by 150,000 people in just 10 days.
The letter to Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt is urging Parliament to hold a debate and vote on the WASPI (Women against state pension inequality) issue.
A recent report from the Parliamentary Health and Service Ombudsman recommended the generation of women affected should get compensation, and called on Parliament to take action.
Frances Neil, South East Essex Co-coordinator for WASPI, the campaign group is pressing on with trying to get more MPs to pledge their support.
She told Express.co.uk: “Co-ordinators of groups across the country are making sure that our members know about the open letter, and making sure they know they should be seeking support from their MPs.
“We’re also talking to parliamentary candidates where we know that they are as yet, so we can get in on the ground floor should there be a quick election.”
She said the campaigners have had a “positive” response from many of the candidates and MPs they…
