US EditionWelsh Labour leader backs calls for winter fuel payment cut rethink
- Welsh Labour leader Baroness Eluned Morgan called for a reconsideration of cutting winter fuel payments to pensioners in a recent speech in Cardiff.
- The calls follow Labour's policy last year to means-test these payments worth up to £300, which caused voter anger and electoral losses for the party in England and Wales.
- Despite internal criticism and public backlash, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and government officials stated there will be no change to the policy, citing economic stability and public service funding needs.
- Baroness Morgan highlighted Wales’s unique challenges, including higher disability benefit dependency and concerns over Westminster welfare reforms, urging respect for Welsh devolution and a 'fair share' of funding.
- The controversy and rising support for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK suggest significant political risks for Labour ahead of the 2026 Senedd elections, marking a pivotal moment for Welsh politics.
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The Senedd elections next spring will be Baroness Morgan’s first as party leader.
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