Labour, winter fuel payments
Opinion
Labour’s winter fuel raid has now become sadistic
Sir Keir Starmer declared at the Labour party conference this week that any criticism of him and his government was “water off a duck’s back”.
‘It changes nothing’: Labour MPs dismiss vote against winter fuel payment cut
Labour MPs have dismissed calls from party members and union backers to reverse the decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners. It comes after a motion, tabled by Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) was passed by delegates on the final day of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Labour Party’s own research admitted Winter Fuel cuts will kill thousands of pensioners
The Labour Party published research just seven years ago claiming that cutting Winter Fuel Payments would kill thousands of pensioners, it has been revealed. The party published the claims in 2017, when Sir Keir was a senior member of the Shadow Cabinet, pinpointing the precise number of deaths changes would cause.
Labour members vote against axing winter fuel payments for pensioners following protest
The Unite boss issued the demand ahead of a vote on the controversial step at Labour’s annual rally in Liverpool. Opponents of the decision to restrict winter fuel payments, so only those on pension credit get it, staged a noisy protest against it in the conference complex before the vote.
Labour conference backs call to reverse winter fuel payment cut
The Unite leader made a powerful plea to change the controversial cut to some pensioners’ winter fuel payment.
Labour's 'cruel' winter fuel payment cut may cost NHS £169m a year - new analysis
New analysis estimates that axing winter fuel payments for most pensioners could cost the NHS £169million a year.
Rachel Reeves warned winter fuel payment cuts won’t save as much money as expected
Cuts to pensioner winter fuel payments will save hundreds of millions less than anticipated, Rachel Reeves has been warned. The chancellor announced the controversial cuts in a bid to attempt to improve Britain’s finances,
Labour faces conference fight over winter fuel as unions push for U-turn
Delegates at Labour’s annual conference are expected to debate economic policy, including cuts to winter fuel payments, on Monday.
Labour are 'not right' to cut the Winter Fuel Payment, pensioner fumes
A pensioner who is set to lose the Winter Fuel Payment has accused the Labour Government of "letting down" the elderly generation, claiming it is "not fair" to remove the benefit for millions of Britons.
Labour Party members deal a blow to Starmer a day after his appeal for unity
Members of Britain’s governing Labour Party have dealt Prime Minister Keir Starmer a blow by rejecting his decision to cut a ...
Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield quits Labour party blaming winter fuel payments controversy and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s freebies row
A Kent MP has made history by becoming the fastest to jump ship after a general election after resigning from the Labour ...
Tory conference latest: Tory candidate criticises winter fuel cut - but won't say he'd bring it back
The Conservative Party conference continues in Birmingham as the candidates to replace Rishi Sunak seek to win over members ...
8 key moments in Keir Starmer's Labour Party Conference speech - from heckler to Winter Fuel update
Despite much of the speech being sober and serious - he managed to inject some much-needed optimism and enthusiasm into the ...
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UK leader faces unease in his Labour Party after a winter fuel allowance is cut for millions
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won a parliamentary vote on a contentious decision to cut a payment that helps millions of pensioners pay winter ... with his Labour Party on Tuesday ...