MPs to vote on cutting winter fuel payment for pensioners
Monday, 9 September 2024 () MPs will vote later on a controversial plan by the new government to remove the winter fuel payment from the majority of pensioners.
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Monday, 9 September 2024 ()
MPs will vote later on a controversial plan by the new government to remove the winter fuel payment from the majority of pensioners.
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MPs will vote later on a controversial plan by the new government to remove the winter fuel payment from the majority of pensioners.
Up to 50 Labour MPs could rebel over the cut from the new Labour Party government and the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ).
