Unite accuses Labour of 'cruelty' over winter fuel payment cuts

Friday, 13 September 2024 (2 days ago)

Unite accuses Labour of 'cruelty' over winter fuel payment cuts

Labour's biggest union backer has accused the government of being "cruel" over cuts to the winter fuel payment, as it opens a potential rift at the party's conference later this month.

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Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott says the government may have won the vote to remove Winter Fuel Allowance for some pensioners but “comprehensively” lost the argument. The plan to means test the payment cleared the Commons on Tuesday with just one Labour rebel voting against it...

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