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Millions of pensioners to lose winter fuel payments after government wins Commons vote

BBC News Tuesday, 10 September 2024 ()
The attempt to halt the planned cuts was defeated by 348 to 228 votes - a majority of 120 - but it is not clear how many Labour MPs abstained.
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Amid mounting pressure for the Government to U-turn on means testing winter fuel payments, Dame Diana Johson defended the measure, saying that the prime minister had to make tough decisions to fix a "black hole worth £22 billion" in the economy. The policing minister said that the Government was...

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