“We Could See A Labour Government U-Turn” Starmer DEFENDS Winter Fuel Payment Cut In Commons September 4, 2024 Ukadmin UK Politics </p> <h2>“We Could See A Labour Government U-Turn” Starmer DEFENDS Winter Fuel Payment Cut In Commons</h2> <p> Sir Keir Starmer faced shouts of “shame” in the House of Commons as he defended moves to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.</p> <p>Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak asked why the Prime Minister had decided to boost the pay of train drivers earning £65,000 a year while a pensioner living on £13,000 annually would lose their winter fuel payment.</p> <p>Sir Keir said “no prime minister wants to do what we have to do” as he argued the “tough decision” was required to “stabilise our economy”.</p> <p>Talk’s Jeremy Kyle discusses Wednesday’s PMQs and the Tory leadership contest with Peter Cardwell.<br /> #politics #labour #keirstarmer<br /> Credit to : TalkTV </p> <p>
