All six of Glasgow’s MP’s voted against an amendment to scrap the two-child tax credit limit.

In a vote on Tuesday evening in the House of Commons the SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn tabled an amendment to the King’s Speech to include immediate measures to abolish the two-child limit.

It highlighted that 1.6m children are affected by the cap and said if Labour continues with the policy, introduced by the Tories, it would see 670,000 additional children in poverty in the next five years.

The amendment called on the UK Government: “As a vital first step in tackling child poverty, to immediately abolish the two-child limit”.

The amendment was defeated by 363 to 103 votes.

Labour, with the exception of seven MPs who voted with the against the party position, voted down the amendment.

Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain, Rebecca Long-Bailey, former Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell and Zarah Sultana have now been suspended.

All six of Glasgow’s new Labour MPs, and all the Scottish labour MPs present, voted with the government against the call to scrap the limit.

Scottish Labour’s position is to abolish the two-child limit and Anas Sarwar has previously described the policy as “heinous”.

After the vote, Flynn said: "Labour MPs had the opportunity to deliver meaningful change from years of Tory misrule by immediately lifting thousands of children out of poverty - they have made a political choice not to do so."

During Prime Minister’s Questions, Flynn challenged Keir Starmer over the vote in the commons.

Starmer, replied: “The last Labour Government lifted millions of children out of poverty, something we’re very proud of.

“And this government will approach the question with the same vigour, with our new task force already we’ve taken steps on breakfast clubs, abolishing no-fault evictions, decent home standards, Alab’s law and a plan to make work pay.

“But I would just say this: before he lectures everyone else, he should explain why since the SNP came to power there are 30,000 more children in poverty in Scotland.”

The Glasgow Times attempted to contact the six Glasgow MPs for comment.

Maureen Burke, Glasgow North East MP, said: "Scottish Labour MPs want to get rid of the two-child benefit cap. Every Labour MP wants to abolish it too.

"Last night we voted for a King’s speech that will do an enormous amount to lift people out of poverty and voted against an SNP amendment that criticised the Government for not lifting two-child cap in 18 days."

The cap has been in place since 2015 when George Osborne, the then Conservative Chancellor, introduced it meaning tax credit payments are limited to the first two children born to most families.

The Scottish Greens also said it should be abolished.

Maggie Chapman MSP, said: “There are no excuses. This cap is a disgrace and it must be scrapped.”