‘Britain needs investment, not austerity mark two’
Delegates defy Starmer by voting to reject the callous cut to pensioners’ winter fuel allowance after Unite chief's barn-storming speech
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham speaks during the Labour Party Conference at the Liverpool Arena, September 25, 2024
LABOUR conference defied Sir Keir Starmer today and voted to reject the callous cut to pensioners’ winter fuel allowance.
Delegates backed a motion from Unite the union demanding that the government “reverse the introduction of means-testing for the winter fuel allowance.”
It also urged Labour to scrap the “fiscal rules which prevent borrowing to invest” and introduce a wealth tax on the top 1 per cent and an excess profits tax.
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