Labour 'had no choice' but to cut fuel payments However, some MPs from Labour's side, as well as charities and opposition MPs, have been calling for a U-turn, saying the policy will leave less well-off pensioners with "a heart-breaking choice between heating and eating this winter". Mr...
Millions of pensioners will lose winter fuel payments as government wins vote on cutA Tory move to block the measure was defeated by 348 to 228 votes - a majority of 120.Tuesday 10 September 2024 16:27, UK Keir Starmer ShareThis is a modal window. Video UnavailableMPs have ...
0:00:00 Subscribe to ad-free MPs vote to approve government plans to cut winter fuel allowance for pensioners Tue 10 Sept 10.18pm•The Government has insisted the cuts are necessary to help tackle a £22 billion fiscal black hole they say they inherited from the Conservatives....
Today is the last opportunity for Parliament to protect the poorest pensioners who are at risk this winter. My Fatal Motion in the House of Lords to cancel the Winter Fuel Payments Statutory Instrument will be debated later today. It is the speed and timing of this measure, with no notice,...
Government: 780,000 to miss out on winter fuel payment Sat 14 Sept 11.31pm • The government's own analysis has warned that 780,000 people, who are eligible for the now means-tested benefit, won't sign up to receive the payment. Share this video Share on Facebook...
“We’re entering a defining period for the nationalist movement in Scotland,” said Iain Gibson, a government affairs consultant. “The first minister has staked his leadership on this new direction and, despite the immediate challenges, it’s really the first time he’s been able to stamp ...
In 1976 there was a sterling and payments crisis leading to a visit to borrow money from the IMF to stabilise the pound and the financial position. This crisis sealed the fate of the Labour government which lost power for a generation. Only the John Major decision to join the damaging ...
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband admitted the rise in the cap was "deeply worrying" but defended the cuts to winter fuel payments. He said: "The truth is that the mess that was left to us in the public finances is what necessitated that decision around winte...
Sharon Graham has told Sky News that chancellor Rachel Reeves is guilty of "picking the pockets of pensioners" by cutting winter fuel payments. Sunday 8 September 2024 20:52, UK Labour pensions This is a modal window. Video Unavailable