Labour set to block House of Commons vote on plans to strip winter fuel allowance for pensioners _l
Conservatives are set to try to block Labour‘s plans to axe the winter fuel allowance for 10million pensioners – as the backlash over the controversial move grows. The Tories and Liberal Democrats are pushing for a parliamentary vote this week on Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘ plan…
Keir Starmer ‘bows to pressure’ for vote on winter fuel allowance cuts as Labour MPs join condemnation of move to strip cash from pensioners_l
Keir Starmer looks set to bow to pressure for a vote on the winter fuel allowance axe amid a brewing Labour revolt. The government had previously batted away calls from the Tories and Lib Dems to put the issue before the Commons. Instead ministers were…
Ministers slammed for ‘making excuses’ over winter fuel allowance axe after briefing that state pension could rise £400 in April thanks to ‘triple lock’_l
Ministers were accused of ‘making excuses’ today after briefing Treasury estimates that the state pension will rise by £400 in April. The bumper hike due to the ‘triple lock’ has been highlighted as the government scrambles to defuse anger about…
UK asylum backlog rose before election despite Sunak pledge to cut numbers_l
Home Office figures show number of asylum seekers waiting for initial decision up in June despite clampdown The UK’s asylum backlog has crept upwards in 2024, statistics show, despite pledges by the last government to drive numbers down. Home Office…