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Are Labour about to u-turn on the winter fuel payment?

26 August 2024

12:29 AM

26 August 2024

12:29 AM

Could Labour be about to water down its removal of the winter fuel payment for pensioners? The chorus of muttering is getting louder in the party about restricting it to those on pension credit or other means-tested benefits, with backbenchers saying they have been shocked by the volume of letters from pensioners about it.

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