Ayrshire MPs joined a rally over the weekend in support of the fight for womens' pensions.
Patricia Gibson, MP for North Ayrshire and Arran addressed a rally on Saturday April 22 in support of Ayrshire Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI).
She called on the UK government to deliver pension justice as she spoke to the crowds in Kilmarnock.
The event was supported by many SNP MPs and MSPs who pledged to continue to work with women who have had their pension age raised with little or no notice.
This fact is acknowledged by the UK Conservative government which, remains unwilling to put in place measures to ease the financial hardship caused to these women.
Patricia said: “I have spoken in all seven Westminster debates on this important matter and collected 2,534 petition signatures across my constituency to help persuade the Tory Government to rethink this cruel injustice.
“Sadly, the Tories are deaf to the pleas for justice from these women, 4,800 of whom live in my own constituency
“Until this matter is fully addressed, these woman will continue to fight for justice and I and my party will continue to support them in this fight.”
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