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Winter fuel cut impact was not assessed, says Starmer

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Sir Keir Starmer says it was not legally necessary to carry out analysis on changes to the payment.
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Sir Keir Starmer arrives at the TUC congress in Brighton, where he is due to address union delegates – amidst growing calls to reverse plans to cut Winter Fuel Payments to pensioners. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at...

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Winter fuel payment cut impact was not assessed, says Starmer

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