42 h. ago Martin Lewis tells Labour there are 'two main problems' with Winter Fuel Payment plans

The U-turn on the Winter Fuel Payment cuts will have to overcome two major issues, Martin Lewis has warned

Politics

47 h. ago Winter fuel payment cuts were a panic measure finally put right

Editorial: The move inadvertently caused maximum political damage to Labour – now, Keir Starmer’s surprise U-turn is an encouraging sign his administration has learnt from its mistakes

Politics

56 h. ago Winter fuel allowance: Sir Keir Starmer wants more pensioners to be eligible in payment axe U

A reversal of the UK Labour government’s position on winter fuel payment cuts has been foreshadowed by Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions.

Economics

59 h. ago UK politics live: Reeves defends ‘necessary’ winter fuel payment cuts amid speculation over U

Senior government figures are in talks about whether to U-turn on the chancellor’s winter fuel cuts within weeks

Politics

3 d. ago Ministers in talks over possibility of ‘reversing winter fuel payment cuts’

The government has faced mounting calls to reverse the winter fuel cuts

Politics

7 d. ago New UK Government update on planned DWP changes to PIP and Winter Fuel Payment cuts

More than 100 MPs have reportedly called for proposed welfare reforms to the disability benefit to be scrapped.

Politics

2 w. ago Reeves insists she understands voters’ concerns after Labour election setbacks

Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended her actions in office as pressure mounted on Labour to U-turn on the winter fuel payment cut.

Politics

2 w. ago UK politics live: Hunt admits Tories ‘can’t rule out’ party extinction after disastrous local elections

Comes as Starmer and Badenoch clash over government’s newly-struck UK-India trade deal and Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer slams Kemi Badenoch as 'climate defeatist' but she says he's 'on another planet' in net zero row

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was first to raise winter fuel payment cuts, saying her party ‘wouldn’t balance (the public finances) on the back of pensioners’

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2 w. ago PMQs: Starmer under fire from Tories, Lib Dems and SNP on winter fuel payment cuts and net zero

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was first to raise winter fuel payment cuts, saying her party ‘wouldn’t balance (the public finances) on the back of pensioners’

Events

2 w. ago Wes Streeting admits winter fuel payment cuts was factor in Labour election losses as he refuses to rule out rowback

But he said there was no ‘formal review’ under way in Government

Politics

2 w. ago Wes Streeting admits people 'aren't happy' amid pressure to U

Wes Streeting acknowledged the public aren't happy about winter fuel payment cuts and said the Government was listening to voters' rejection of Labour at the local elections

Events

2 w. ago Rowback on winter fuel payment cuts not denied by Health Secretary Wes Streeting after Labour's election blows

But he said there was no ‘formal review’ under way in Government

Politics

2 w. ago Streeting backs winter fuel cuts despite disastrous local elections for Labour

The health secretary said winter fuel payment cuts had allowed Labour to invest in the NHS

Politics

2 w. ago Winter Fuel Payment cuts hit 36,000 pensioners in South Lanarkshire ahead of crunch by

EXCLUSIVE: Data from the Scottish Parliament’s independent research unit showed that 36,057 pensioners in the council area are now missing out on the £300 payment.

Economics