Hypocrites and Liars! TalkTV’s Mike Graham Slams Starmer for Denying Compensation to Waspi Women
TalkTv Presenter Mike Graham has hit out at Keir Starmer and Labour’s leadership after their shocking U-turn on compensating the WASPI women, calling them “two-faced, hypocritical liars.” The fiery segment came after Labour confirmed they would not provide the promised compensation to 3.8 million women born in the 1950s, despite repeatedly pledging to fix what they had previously called a “terrible injustice.”
In the past, senior Labour figures, including Angela Rayner and Liz Kendall, vowed to address the issue. In 2019, Rayner passionately said:
“We’ll write that injustice. Within five years of a Labour government, we will compensate these women for the money they’ve lost. It’s their money, and it’s been stolen from them.”
But yesterday, Labour officially abandoned the pledge, with Kendall telling Parliament it simply wasn’t affordable—a move that Graham called an “insult” to the millions of women who were misled.
Speaking on TalkTV, Mike Graham tore into Labour:
“These women have been lied to, plain and simple. Angela Rayner stood there, full of passion, promising to fix this. Now, Labour is in power, and they’re pretending they never said it. It’s dishonest, it’s disgraceful, and people are sick of it.”
Graham added:
“Labour had years to figure this out. They knew how much it would cost, and they still made those promises. It’s not about difficult decisions—it’s about lying to win votes and abandoning people when it’s inconvenient.”
The WASPI campaign group, which stands for Women Against State Pension Inequality, has slammed Labour for its betrayal. Chairwoman Angela Madden called the move:
“A bizarre and totally unjustified decision. These women deserve better, and Parliament must now step in to fix this.”
Messages flooded into Graham’s show from angry listeners. One caller, Brian, said:
“Labour is no better than the Tories. They promised us the world, and now they’re stabbing us in the back. Enough is enough.”
Political commentators have also criticized Labour’s reasoning. James Heale from The Spectator told Graham:
“Labour didn’t just campaign on this—they vowed to reverse it outright. They didn’t have to promise that, but they did. Now, they’re using excuses like, ‘Oh, it’s a decision from decades ago.’ That’s not what they said when they wanted votes.”
Heale pointed out that Labour’s strategy seems to have abandoned older voters, leaving many wondering whether the so-called “grey vote” will shift to the Conservatives or Reform UK in the next election.
Keir Starmer’s approval ratings are already at historic lows, and his response to this controversy has done little to help. While abroad in Estonia, Starmer avoided direct comments on the WASPI decision, instead doubling down on his government’s so-called “difficult decisions.”
Mike Graham wasn’t impressed:
“Starmer talks about making people better off. Really? Are the WASPI women better off? Are families struggling with inflation better off? No. He’s not making tough decisions—he’s making bad ones. And now he’s lying about it in real time!”
The betrayal comes as Labour faces criticism for other policies, including their handling of winter fuel payments and tax rises. Graham noted:
“Labour and the Tories are just two cheeks of the same backside. People are fed up with both of them.”
He also pointed to the rise of Reform UK, which recently gained significant attention after a meeting between Nigel Farage, Nick Candy, and Elon Musk. The potential for Musk to support Reform has rattled the political establishment, with Graham calling it a “wake-up call” for both Labour and the Conservatives.
