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PM accused of taking winter fuel payment from pensioners to give to 'highly paid train drivers'

Sky News Wednesday, 4 September 2024
PM accused of taking winter fuel payment from pensioners to give to 'highly paid train drivers'Rishi Sunak has accused Sir Keir Starmer of taking the winter fuel payment away from pensioners to give money to "highly paid train drivers".
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News video: Sunak grills Stamer on taking fuel payment from pensioners

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Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has challenged Sir Keir Starmer over plans to means test the Winter Fuel Allowance. But during today’s PMQs, the prime minister said his government’s first job was to audit the books “and what we found was a £22bn black hole". Report by Czubalam. Like us on...

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