‘Labour knew pensioners would die without winter fuel payments – we won’t forget this’
Widower Bob Smith, 77, is one of 10 million pensioners who will lose £300 this winter because he does not qualify for pension credit. Instead, he uses his local warm bank. “My wife died about four years ago,” he says. “It’s warm here.”
Labour warned winter fuel cuts will come back to haunt them 'again and again'
Keir Starmer insists pensioners will still be 'better off' despite scrapping Winter Fuel Payments - but thousands have poured scorn on the PM's claim, with many worried the cuts will push elderly Brit
Removing winter fuel payments 'makes sense', Starmer tells BBC
Keir Starmer has been grilled by a series of BBC presenters around England - listen back on BBC Sounds. In Merseyside, Starmer says it "makes sense" to remove the winter fuel allo
It makes sense to make winter fuel payment change, says Sir Keir Starmer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves limited access to the benefit, worth up to £300, in a cost-saving measure, as she sought to repair the nation’s finances.
Major update over Winter Fuel Payment shake-up because 'it makes sense'
The new Labour Party government leader has addressed the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) shaking up the £300 payouts.
Winter fuel payments cut make sense, Starmer says
The prime minister has insisted it "makes sense" to cut winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners, as he was pressed on the change in a series of BBC local radio interviews in Downing Street. Sir Keir Starmer was repeatedly asked why he was "picking a fight" with pensioners,
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VW labour representatives vote for strikes from early December
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20 years since Labour banned fox hunting but why are meets still taking place?
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