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This is what the SNP is relying on - people who aren't familiar with parliamentary process assuming that if the amendment passed, the cap would be removed. That's not how it works. If the amendment passed, it would amount to parliament saying they have no confidence in the government and their ability to pass their manifesto as set out in the King's / Queens speech. Most likely outcome based on precedent: government collapses and we go back to the country for another election.
This was a bit of SNP mischief making. McDonnell et al decided to go along with it - with predictable consequences.