Rachel Reeves, who is trying to quell a rebellion against Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts, has said pensioners will be given a £1,700 increase. Writing in The Telegraph ahead of Monday’s crucial vote on the policy, the Chancellor of the Exchequer revealed the Treasury’s forecasts for the expected rise in state pensions over the next… Read More »
Up to 50 Labour MPs could refuse to back the government’s controversial plan to cut the winter fuel allowance, despite Keir Starmer urging his backbenchers to back a measure he admits is “unpopular”. Few on the government benches are expected to vote against the policy in Tuesday’s vote, with dozens thought to abstain or abstain.… Read More »
Rachel Reeves is under fire for cutting winter fuel payments. via Bloomberg via Bloomberg via Getty Images On May 1st, Keir Starmer He could not be clearer about his stance on whether every pensioner should continue to receive their winter fuel payment from the government. The then leader of the opposition made it clear to… Read More »