Reeves doubles down on decision to cut winter fuel payments
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Reeves doubles down on decision to cut winter fuel payments
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has doubled down on the government's 'right but hard' decision to cut winter fuel payments, adding she understood why it disappointed people.
Report by Alibhaiz.
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Sir Keir Starmer has been heckled during the closing moments of his address to delegates at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. It follows a protest against chancellor Rachel Reeves who was heckled during her conference speech on Monday. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her contentious decision to cut the winter fuel payments while recognising not everybody agreed with it. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she was proud to be the first chancellor in 14 years to deliver a meaningful pay rise for public sector workers, arguing it was the right choice for the country. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech at the Labour Party Conference has been disrupted by protesters opposed to the government's arms sales to Israel.
She responded by saying Labour is a party that 'represents working people, not party of protest'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Defence ministers from the UK, US and Australia, have said they will work closely together to boost global security, following the conclusion of a landmark Aukus meeting in London. Defence secretary John Healey hosted US counterpart Lloyd Austin and Australian deputy prime minister Richard Marles at a meeting of Aukus in London. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Prime Minister met US business leaders at a roundtable event while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Keir Starmer thanked the executives for the "trust and confidence" they put into the UK as he stressed the importance of trade between the two nations. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Met Office has upgraded its yellow weather warning to an amber 'be prepared' rainfall warning as showers are forecast to be heavier that expected.
Areas affected by the amber warning include Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, parts of south-west England and the West Midlands, which could see 30-40 mm of rainfall within three hours.
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Premier League executives met for the first shareholder meeting of the season in London. Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish and Arsenal chief executive Tim Lewis were seen walking into a hotel in central London on Thursday ahead of the meeting. It comes ahead of the outcome of Manchester City's landmark legal challenge against the Premier League's sponsorship rules.
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Defence Ministers from Australia, the USA and the UK have met in London for a landmark meeting. Defence secretary John Healey hosted US secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III and Australian deputy prime minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles to discuss the importance of the AUKUS partnership.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said the government did not relish the decision to cut winter fuel payments, but insists no pensioner will be worse off this winter than they were last winter. Report..
John Swinney said his government will work very closely with citizens to "maximise eligibility for the winter fuel payment" in the wake of its scrapping by the UK Government. Sir Keir Starmer defended..
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the government's decision to cut the winter fuel allowance. Roughly 10 million pensioners are set to lose out on the £250 payment as the government restricts the..
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