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Keir Starmer confirms U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts

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Government to loosen eligibility rules for pensioners in face of backlash against decision to means test benefit UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has confirmed that his government will loosen the eligibility rules for winter fuel payments to pensioners after a backlash against the…
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 Kemi Badenoch says it is a "joke" to say that Sir Keir Starmer's partial U-turn on winter fuel payments is a reaction to the economy improving. The Conservative leader also says she would like to see a change that means pensioners who earn “£11,000 to £15,000 a year getting winter fuel...

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