The Respect Coalition have attacked Labour for joining the sinking ship when it comes to the workfare programme. The Respect attack is pretty strong saying "Shamefully and pathetically, Liam Byrne and Ed Miliband led Labour MPs into abstention so allowing the emergency law to pass. The poorest in our society needed to be protected at this moment and the Labour Party sat on their hands. Their argument was only that it was ‘a very difficult decision’ which will cost them nothing but cost the poor a huge amount"
They continue "Respect stands with the 44 Labour MPs that rebelled and voted against the emergency law. We stand with Cait Reilly and Jamieson Wilson, who will now take the case to the Supreme Court. Workfare is an expensive and embarrassing failure that should cost the ConDems dearly. Tragically, Labour has deserted the poor and jumped aboard this sinking ship."
Only tiny problem with Respect's comments are, their 1 MP the one & only George Galloway, the man from Respect that could "stand with the 44 Labour rebels" didn't bother to turn up and vote himself. So Respect say Labour have "deserted the poor" by not voting against but as their own MP didn't vote against either we can assume they accept by the same rhetoric they have also "deserted the poor" too.
