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Keir Starmer Considers Partial Retreat on Winter Fuel Cuts: Report
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is planning to reconsider the Labour government's controversial reduction of the winter fuel payment, potentially implementing changes as early as next month in the UK.
- The cuts, introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves last July, restricted payments to pensioners earning below £11,500, removing around 10 million pensioners from eligibility.
- Opposition to the cuts, including from key Labour union supporter Unite and campaigners like Age UK, intensified after the policy contributed to Labour's poor performance in recent local elections.
- Labour faces internal pressure with over 100 MPs signing a letter urging reconsideration, while focus groups found a reversal would soften voter backlash and help repair relations.
- The government argues the cuts were necessary to address a £22bn financial shortfall and stabilize the economy, but increasing the income threshold could widen eligibility and ease political tension.
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The statement Keir Starmer should make
After hugely disappointing local election results, in a world that feels as unsafe as it has in a generation, in the face of huge challenges to our political, economic and social systems, the government needs to be bolder.
Hated Winter fuel benefit cut could be axed in WEEKS amid Labour mutiny
SIR Keir Starmer could U-turn on the winter fuel cut within weeks, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. The PM is considering junking the controversial benefit cut after a mutiny by Labour MPs and voters at the local elections. GettySir Keir Starmer[/caption] PAWork and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced cuts to benefits[/caption] GettyCuts to winter fuel allowance sparked a backlash[/caption] No10 is looking at two possible options – raising the…
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