Nigel Farage has praised the government's decision to reverse the winter fuel payment cut.
Pensioners with an annual income of £35,000 or less will have their winter fuel payments restored this winter, it has been announced, as the government laid out details of their u-turn following weeks of speculation.
Speaking in a speech delivered on Monday, the Reform UK leader said it was a "considerable step in the right direction".
Report by Kennedyl.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended Labour's record on returning asylum seekers and criticised Reform UK for ''continuously attacking'' the police. It comes as the Chief Constable of Essex Police has denied that officers drove counter-protesters to a demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers after claims made by Nigel Farage. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Policing Minister Matt Vickers said he wouldn't like to see the police ''doing anything that would frustrate the situation or make it worse'.' It comes as the Chief Constable of Essex Police has denied that officers drove counter-protesters to a demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers after claims made by Nigel Farage.
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Reform UK Leader said most of the people protesting in Epping were mums and grandmums. Eight police officers were injured following what started as a peaceful protest outside the Bell Hotel in Epping on Thursday evening. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Reform UK will aim to halve crime in five years if the party gets into government, Nigel Farage has announced. Speaking at a press conference in Westminster on Monday, Mr Farage said: “Reform will be the toughest party on law and order and on crime that this country has ever seen.'' Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised Reform UK, during a visit to the The Royal Welsh Show at the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd, saying ''Nigel Farage wants to borrow more to nationalise, he wants to borrow more for more welfare. Who is going to pay that? It's going to be your children.'' Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
When asked whether his party would support lowering the voting age to 16, Reform UK leader said ''No, even though we'd get lots of votes''. Mr Farage also added 16 years olds should only be allowed to vote when they are allowed to stand for Parliament.
The next general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise our democracy”. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Security preparations are underway as Donald Trump is set to arrive in Scotland on Friday for a five-day private visit. The former US president will land at Prestwick before heading to his Turnberry golf course. Reactions are divided, with one local saying, “There’s enough trouble in the world without Trump coming to play golf,” while another praised his investment and job creation in Scotland. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Scotland’s First Minister says he welcomes Donald Trump’s investment but will use the former president’s visit to raise serious international issues. John Swinney said the suffering in Gaza must end and called for international pressure on Israel to secure a ceasefire, adding that Trump’s trip is a chance to ensure Scotland’s voice is heard on the world stage. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has condemned the BMA’s five-day strike as “reckless and unnecessary,” saying he and the prime minister are “angry on behalf of patients.” He praised NHS staff, including many resident doctors defying the strike, for cancelling leave to keep services going. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Thousands of resident doctors have begun a five-day strike across England after pay talks with the Government broke down. From the picket line at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, Dr Melissa Ryan, Co-Chair of the BMA Resident Doctors Committee, said that doctors are disheartened to be striking again, having given the Government ample time to make a fair offer. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Thousands of resident doctors have launched a five-day strike across England after pay talks collapsed. Shadow development minister Dame Harriet Baldwin said the proposed pay rise is acceptable and urged doctors to stop patients from suffering, calling for talks over issues rather than disruptive industrial action. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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