Starmer defends winter fuel cut despite anger among Labour MPs

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At Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday 7 May, Lib Dem MP Roz Savage challenged Labour Party PM Keir Starmer on inequality: Under the Conservatives, inequality has surged with now over 14 million people… living in poverty while the richest 1% see their incomes soar. Of the developed countries we are now the ninth most unequal. Will the prime minister listen to the Liberal Democrats, the public and many of his own backbenchers and commi…

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Keir Starmer warned as winter fuel and welfare cuts likened to Thatcher's poll tax - Politics.co.uk

Diane Abbott has urged the prime minister to drop his government’s winter fuel payment cuts and welfare reforms, which she warned could have a political effect akin to Margaret Thatcher’s poll tax. The Labour MP, who served as shadow home secretary during Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as opposition leader, insisted it was “not too late” to... Read more »

Politics latest news: Starmer defying his own MPs over winter fuel cut, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch urged Sir Keir Starmer to reverse Labour’s cut to winter fuel payments amid growing pressure on the Prime Minister to backtrack on the policy.

Starmer defends winter fuel cut despite anger among Labour MPs

The prime minister doubled down on the policy at PMQs even as Labour MPs blame it for the party's poor local elections performance.

PMQs: Keir Starmer defends winter fuel cuts in face of calls for U-turn

During PMQs, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch pressed Sir Keir to "listen to his own party and change course".