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

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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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Keir Starmer Keir Starmer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

Sunak grills Stamer on taking fuel payment from pensioners [Video]

Sunak grills Stamer on taking fuel payment from pensioners

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 Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Grenfell United: Human life was never a priority [Video]

Grenfell United: Human life was never a priority

Grenfell United has said the victims of the fire 'paid the price' for the 'systematic dishonesty and institutional indifference' found at every level by the Inquiry. Survivor Natasha Elcock called on Sir Keir Starmer's government to prioritise and tackle the 'social injustice and racial inequality' highlighted by the tragedy. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM: Grenfell victims and survivors let down by all [Video]

PM: Grenfell victims and survivors let down by all

Sir Keir Starmer responds to the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report – telling MPs that "words can lose their meaning in the face of an injustice so painful, so deserving of anger”. Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir also said the Inquiry had found that "decades of failure" contributed to the tragedy – including by central government. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Starmer 'deeply sorry' for failure of government to protect Grenfell victims

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "deeply sorry" for the actions of the British government after a damning report into the Grenfell Tower blaze said ministers..
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Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024

Rishi Sunak extends ‘deepest apologies’ to Grenfell victims [Video]

Rishi Sunak extends ‘deepest apologies’ to Grenfell victims

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak responds to the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report – telling MPs that "as a prime minister, current or former, you are a custodian of the state and its failures, whether on your watch or not, are something that you feel deeply. And to that end, I want to extend my deepest apologies to the families and victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The state let you down and it must never do so again". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Tom Tugendhat: I'm applying for a job I don't want [Video]

Tom Tugendhat: I'm applying for a job I don't want

Tom Tugendhat, one of the six Tory MPs vying to be Rishi Sunak’s successor as Conservative leader, formally launches his campaign, admitting that he is applying for a job that he doesn't want. The MP for Tonbridge said: "I don't want to be Leader of the Opposition, I want to be prime minister". He continued: "I don't want to oppose, I want to govern, but first we need to change". Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Starmer calls Sunak ‘prime minister’ during Commons debate [Video]

Starmer calls Sunak ‘prime minister’ during Commons debate

Sir Keir Starmer mistakenly calls Rishi Sunak the prime minister during an exchange in the House of Commons. The current prime minister’s slip of the tongue comes after the Conservative leader responded to the prime minister’s statement regarding last week’s NATO and EPC meetings. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Chancellor defends decision to cut winter fuel allowance [Video]

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the government's decision to cut the winter fuel allowance. Roughly 10 million pensioners are set to lose out on the £250 payment as the government restricts the..

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Robert Jenrick accuses Starmer of 'breaking promises' [Video]

Robert Jenrick accuses Starmer of 'breaking promises'

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