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Today on BBC news...

Starmer faces union pressure over Winter fuel payment cut.

'Leaders of two of the biggest unions have added further pressure on the government over its plan to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners in England and Wales.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham told the BBC the government should "do a U-turn", while head of the PCS union Fran Heathcote said it was a "misstep" which needed to be "put right".
Paul Nowak, head of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) which brings unions together, has also said the government should "rethink" and consider other lines of support for pensioners.
Sir Keir Starmer, who is facing a potential rebellion at a vote in the Commons on Tuesday, says the cut is necessary due to the state of the country's finances.'

Well Starmer and his Labour cronies has pushed though this disgraceful cut denying many pensioners the winter fuel payment. 

The PM has admitted the move is unpopular, and has resisted calls to rethink the cut for 10 million pensioners, or to tweak the eligibility for the £300 winter fuel payment.

I think this move will come back to haunt the Labour Party.

They don't care, as I said before watch the taxes on the workers/savers in the budget... they are playing the law of averages, hit us all hard now, they have five years, and they can keep blaming the previous government, but only for a short time!

This story is not going away, not by a long shot....
Starmer urged by opposition to publish winter fuel payments impact assessment.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/11/keir-starmer-urged-to-publish-winter-fuel-payments-impact-assessment

I  actually dont think its that bad if it is now meanstested, lots of very wealthy pensioners can afford whet they need, cutting here will leave more money to fund help for those who really need it

Starmer says that they didn't do an impact assessment of the fuel allowance cuts...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce808nyry3do

So he has no idea of how many pensioners won't make it through the winter.
Good work Skir!

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Can I get by without it?
Yes
...but then I'm still working at 73 because you can't live on the state pension.

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Sir Kier Starmer today ignored an internal party revolt at the labour conference against his Government's decision to strip millions of pensioners of their winter fuel payments.

Unite Union has led calls in Liverpool for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to u-turn on her decision to axe the £300 lifeline for older people. There are over 10 million pensioners just above the pension credit threshold who will lose out this Winter.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1953126/sir-keir-starmer-winter-fuel-payment-unions

A legal challenge today has been raised in Scotland in a bid to scrap the planned cuts to winter fuel payments by the Labour Party. This if successful will also apply to England and Wales.

Govan Law Centre (a charity organisation) says a successful court case could reverse the cut for ten million people across the UK.

https://news.stv.tv/politics/pensioners-launch-legal-challenge-against-uk-and-scottish-governments-winter-fuel-payment-cut#:~:text=The%20case%20asks%20the%20court,winter%20fuel%20payment%20to%20all.