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Starmer 'determined' to make 'tough decisions' ahead of winter fuel payment vote

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Starmer 'determined' to make 'tough decisions' ahead of winter fuel payment voteSir Keir Starmer has said he is "determined" to make tough decisions ahead of a vote on whether to cut winter fuel payments for millions of 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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