DWP state pension alert as Labour could change these eligibility criteria
Labour ministers could be eyeing up changing the eligibility rules for the state pension in efforts to keep the payments affordable. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already said there is a £22billion funding blackhole the Treasury needs to account for ande Prime Minister…
Rachel Reeves warned most pensioners in poverty will lose out on winter fuel allowance
Rachel Reeves ignored pleas to reverse her cuts to winter fuel payments amid warnings that five in six pensioners living in poverty will lose out. The Chancellor said retirees are £900 “better off” than they were a year ago as…
Lee Anderson takes Ed Miliband to task as he’s accused of ‘robbing pensioners’ in Commons
Lee Anderson has accused Ed Miliband of “robbing” pensioners of the winter fuel allowance while “wasting” billions of pounds on other projects during a fiery Commons clash. The Reform MP clashed with the Energy Secretary over Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision…
Tony Blair sends stark warning to Keir Starmer over UK’s standing
Sir Keir Starmer has come to power at a time of “anxiety” for the nation, Sir Tony Blair has said of his Labour successor as prime minister. The ex-PM’s warning comes after Sir Keir claimed “things will get worse before they get…
The Sexiest Knees in America: The Curious Story of Mack Sennett’s Bathing Beauties From the 1910s and 1920s _ UK-LGT
In 1915, up-and-coming silent film actor and director Mack Sennett had a bold idea: He would form a bevy of young women to appear as a comedic element in his short films and for promotions across America. The group, to…
Labour blocks Winter Fuel Allowance vote as 10m pensioners at risk after axe
Labour is set to deny MPs a vote on their hated decision to axe winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. The Government has used its powers to lay secondary legislation, which does not require a debate in the House of Commons….
Lee Anderson in blistering rant over Winter Fuel Payments: ‘Should be ashamed!’
Lee Anderson launched a blistering attack on Labour for stripping pensioners of winter fuel payents. The Reform MP said it was an “absolute disgrace” that most older people are set to lose the payments under plans unveiled by Sir Keir Starmer’s government….
Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure deal after 6 hostages killed
An “outraged” President Joe Biden, in the wake of six hostages being killed in Gaza, including an American-Israeli, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for a cease-fire and to bring the remaining hostages…
Harris and Biden make pro-labor pitch on Labor Day in Pittsburgh
In their first joint campaign event since the Democratic convention, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated Labor Day by addressing a packed Pittsburgh union hall Monday night. The pair delivered informal remarks as part of the campaign’s Labor…
Presidential candidate takes the lead in six swing states, new polls show
The latest polling suggests that Kamala Harris has received little to no convention boost, showing Donald Trump ahead of the vice president in several crucial swing states. A Trafalgar Group survey of seven of the toughest contests – considered by experts to be Georgia, Arizona,…