Government scrambling to defend winter fuel allowance cuts
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the National Crime Agency (NCA) headquarters in London, September 6, 2024
THE government is scrambling to defend the cut to most pensioners’ winter fuel allowance in the face of rebellion this week.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that his government is “going to have to be unpopular” in an interview with the BBC today as he defended his “tough” decision to cut the payments.
Sir Keir would not say if he would suspend Labour MPs who vote against the plans in Parliament this week.
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