Campaigners have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey, urging them to meet for talks on compensating millions of WASPI women.

In a letter sent today, WASPI chief Angela Madden presses the new Labour leadership to urgently meet with campaigners to ensure 1950s-born women receive “fair redress”.

Madden highlights the personal assurances received from Burnham during the Makerfield by-election campaign, where he committed to solving the injustices faced by WASPI women.

The letter says campaigners remain “absolutely determined” to win justice and are seeking to work collaboratively with ministers to develop a fair solution for both WASPI women and the public purse.

Burnham met directly with WASPI campaigners during his by-election campaign and agreed to meet to discuss their fight for justice.

The Labour leader also told a Manchester Evening News hustings he was uncomfortable with politicians who backed the campaign in opposition, only to abandon them once in Government.

Despite aides later playing down the prospect of compensation costing up to £10bn, Burnham’s offer to meet with campaigners to discuss “redress” still stands.

WASPI campaigns for compensation for the 3.5 million women affected by the Department for Work and Pensions’ historic failures to properly communicate increases to their State Pension age.

Campaigners say this lack of adequate notice left many without sufficient time to make alternative arrangements for their retirement.

Sir Keir Starmer received widespread criticism after refusing to implement the compensation recommendations made by the Parliamentary Ombudsman in 2024.

WASPI also say early input from the Chancellor into shaping options that are viable within the constraints of the public purse is vital to ensuring affected women receive fair redress.

We were grateful to receive personal assurances from Andy during the Makerfield by-election that addressing this injustice was something he was committed to carrying out.

While recognising the new Prime Minister has a long list of things to fix, we are now asking him, alongside the Chancellor, to make good on that promise, and to sit down with WASPI to determine what redress for 1950s-born women looks like.

For far too long, WASPI women have been let down by governments of all colours and are understandably desperate to see this long-running injustice put right. WASPI, and millions of others, are hoping Andy can turn this around.

WASPI has always been a pragmatic campaign and with a new operation in Downing Street, we are absolutely determined to find a solution that is fair to both affected women and the taxpayer.