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Labour breaks silence over u-turning on £300 Winter Fuel Payment axe

Tamworth Herald Wednesday, 11 September 2024 ()
Labour breaks silence over u-turning on £300 Winter Fuel Payment axeTheChancellor’s comments come as housing minister says government will stand firm on cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance.
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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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