4 h. ago Voices: After the winter fuel decision, Labour is now openly at war with itself

Far from defusing the growing unrest within his party, the prime minister’s U-turn has emboldened backbenchers to demand even more sweeteners, says Andrew Grice

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58 h. ago Reeves reeling from triple blow: On humiliating day for Chancellor, PM U

The Chancellor was out of the country at a G7 meeting in Canada as the Prime Minister announced a screeching reverse on her hated decision to axe the winter fuel payment for 10 million pensioners.

Politics

61 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

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2 d. ago Keir Starmer said he wants more pensioners to get winter fuel payments in huge U

Keir Starmer has suggested he is looking at U-turning on his decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story.

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3 d. ago Hailey Bieber admits she feared she would 'die' during labour as she reflects on son Jack Blues' traumatic birth and her 'very difficult' postpartum journey

Hailey Bieber has admitted she thought she might 'die' as she opened up about her son Jack Blues' traumatic labour last year.

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5 d. ago Labour DWP chief Liz Kendall refuses to rule out winter fuel payment u

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has defended the decision to take winter fuel payments from 'millionaire pensioners', but did not rule out changes to eligibility thresholds

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6 d. ago Tracy Beaker star Daniel Harmer opens up about ‘traumatic’ five day labour

‘It was really really scary,’ actor said

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1 week ago MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Can Labour ever truly change its spots over immigration?

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: It is so hard to believe that Yvette Cooper has suddenly abandoned the open borders opinions of the Labour top deck, which they pushed so hard to implement.

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1 week ago DAN HODGES: Labour MPs tell me Starmer is facing open rebellion. And I'm stunned at who they'd want to replace him as Prime Minister

Forget the hype surrounding the Trump trade deal, writes DAN HODGES. In the wake of the recent disastrous local election and by-election defeats, the patience of Labour MPs has snapped.

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2 w. ago 'I believe that the people of East Kilbride are determined to protect our freedoms and democracy'

In an open letter, East Kilbride and Strathaven Labour MP Joani Reid pays tribute to the sacrifices made by the wartime generation.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer told Labour faces 'existential threat' as top minister issues Reform warning

Anger at last year's decision to axe the winter fuel payment for around 10 million pensioners has spooked MPs, who have been urging Keir Starmer to change course

Events

2 w. ago ‘You can’t do everything at same time’ says minister as Labour under pressure

Sir Keir Starmer has been facing calls to u-turn on his decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners.

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2 w. ago Downing Street rejects Welsh leader’s call to ‘rethink’ winter fuel policy

Welsh First Minister Baroness Eluned Morgan called for a ‘rethink’ of the decision to means-test winter fuel payments.

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3 w. ago SNP open up 14 point lead on Scottish Labour in latest Holyrood election poll

The Survation poll was on behalf of Edinburgh-based research agency Diffley Partnership.

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