{"id":167848,"date":"2024-11-04T16:30:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/beth-winter-former-cynon-valley-mp-quits-the-labour-party\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:30:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:30:46","slug":"beth-winter-former-cynon-valley-mp-quits-the-labour-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/beth-winter-former-cynon-valley-mp-quits-the-labour-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Beth Winter: Former Cynon Valley MP quits the Labour party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/1a7a\/live\/a6d77810-9abd-11ef-91ff-5d1d64bbb52d.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Beth Winter: Former Cynon Valley MP quits the Labour party\" title=\"Beth Winter: Former Cynon Valley MP quits the Labour party\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The former Labour MP Beth Winter has quit the party, accusing it of pursuing\u00a0an &#8220;authoritarian political agenda&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Winter, who represented Cynon Valley from 2019 to 2024, said Labour\u2019s current objective was to &#8220;retain the neoliberal status quo, serve corporate interests and protect the ruling class&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In 2023, Ms Winter, who is a supporter of former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, called for a <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-politics-66860066\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">review of selection processes <!-- --><\/a>after losing out in a contest for a new seat following boundary changes.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Labour Party has been approached for comment.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The Labour Party\u2019s unprecedented persecution and ruthless treatment of its own socialist members, representatives and voters is disgraceful&#8221;, said Ms Winter in a statement.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She said she was elected on Labour\u2019s 2019 manifesto and said she remains comitted  &#8220;to that manifesto\u2019s vision for a fairer, more equal, and greener society \u2018for the many, not the few&#8217;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Sadly, the Labour Party no longer represents that socialist vision and I have, therefore, decided today to cease my membership.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She said the, now &#8220;unrecognisable&#8221;, Labour Party&#8217;s budget last week was a &#8220;missed opportunity&#8221; which resulted in &#8220;continued austerity, inequality, poverty, and hardship for millions of people&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She also criticised the UK government for not lifting the two child benefit cap and scrapping universal winter fuel payments.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Labour Party has been asked for a response. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvgeqn04q09o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Labour MP Beth Winter has quit the party, accusing it of pursuing\u00a0an &#8220;authoritarian political agenda&#8221; Ms Winter, who represented Cynon Valley from 2019 to 2024, said Labour\u2019s current objective was to &#8220;retain the neoliberal status quo, serve corporate interests and protect the ruling class&#8221;. 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