Latest editorial
Labour accused of pitting workers against pensioners
An elderly woman holding pound coins in her hands
UNITE general secretary Sharon Graham has accused Labour of “pickpocketing pensioners” and pitting them against workers through its plans to cut eligibility for winter fuel payments.
She has told Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to “accept it’s an error” and instead impose a wealth tax on the super-rich in the forthcoming Budget.
Ahead of the TUC Congress opening in Brighton today, she told the Sunday Mirror: “This whole piece around ‘there is no money:’ We've got a situation with pensioners being pickpocketed.
Similar stories
‘The Bank of England must act decisively and cut rates to get the UK economy back on track,’ IPPR says
Everything we’ve seen so far from Starmer and Reeves indicates that they remain committed to the economic orthodoxy of cuts imposed by the Tories – which is why we need to revitalise the anti-austerity movement, says BEN SELLERS of the People’s Assembly
