Rebecca Long-Bailey in the CommonsLabour backbencher Rebecca Long-Bailey tore into the government’s refusal to give Waspi women compensation on Thursday, and even claimed ministers have responded like flat-Earthers.The government decided last December not to grant a compensation package to women born in the 1950s who lost out on pension payments, when women’s state pension age was raised to be equal with men.The decision drew major backlash at the time because ministers, including PM Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves, had campaigned alongside Waspi – Women Against State Pension Inequality – before getting into office.It also came after the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) advised the government to pay up to £2,950 each – coming to the total cost of £10.5 billion.The Waspi group is now looking for a judicial review to force ministers to reconsider.Long-Bai