The Westminster elite is undermining the case for a United Kingdom by failing to tackle gaping inequalities, Parliament has been told as MPs called for an inquiry into the Government’s austerity measures.
Spending and welfare cuts must also be halted while successive governments since the early 1980s have presided over rising pay inequality, claimed a motion signed by MPs from Plaid Cymru, the SNP and the Green Party.
They want a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the impact of the Government’s spending programme on the extent of poverty and inequality.
Plaid Cymru’s treasury spokesman Jonathan Edwards explained national movements are synonymous with a crusade to tackle inequalities in communities.
And he claimed those in control at Westminster are furthering the movements for independence in Wales and Scotland by ignoring these principles.
Moving the motion, Mr Edwards insisted the UK could soon become the most unequal country of the developed world.
