Sir Keir Starmer’s union paymasters warn him to avoid ‘more austerity’
Sir Keir Starmer’s union paymasters have warned him not to offer “more austerity”. The Prime Minister was directly challenged over the decision not to scrap the two-child benefit cap and faced disquiet over hints at future pay restraint during his speech at…
The one Labour MP brave enough to stand up to Starmer and Reeves over winter fuel payment
Only one Labour MP voted against the government’s cut to winter fuel payments on Tuesday, as MPs gathered in Parliament to vote to remove the benefit for all but the country’s poorest pensioners. A Conservative Party move to block the measure was defeated by…
Rachel Reeves claimed £4,400 in energy bills expenses before cutting Winter Fuel Payments
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been blasted after it emerged she billed the taxpayer thousands for her own energy bills, before announcing the decision to slash pensioners’ Winter Fuel Allowance. In the past five years alone, Ms Reeves claimed £3,700 towards…
Nigel Farage vows to ‘take fight to Starmer’ as he backs Express Winter Fuel campaign
Nigel Farage and Reform UK have published a glossy video this evening showing the party’s five MPs participating in this morning’s Express campaign photo-op ahead of the Commons Winter Fuel vote. The Daily Express called on all MPs have back…
Rachel Reeves ‘could target pensioner and driver taxes’ in the Budget to raise more than £20 billion, think tank warns
Rachel Reeves could raise more than £20 billion in next month’s Budget by raising taxes on wealth, pensions, and drivers, according to an influential think tank. In a new report today, the Resolution Foundation says tax rises in next month’s Budget…
More than HALF of elderly voters will heat their homes less this year due to Keir Starmer’s plan to strip 10 million pensioners of winter fuel payments, damning poll reveals
More than half of pensioners will heat their homes less due to the winter fuel payment cut, a poll has revealed. Some 55 per cent said the move to strip ten million voters of the subsidy will cause them to…
Labour could reverse pension freedoms in Autumn Budget, experts warn
Labour could potentially overturn “pension freedoms” in the Autumn Budget, according to speculation surrounding Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves. This move is seen as one of many options available to Ms Reeves as she attempts to fill a £22 billion…
Everything we know about Winter Fuel Payment vote – from time to which MPs will rebel
MPs will finally get their say tomorrow on whether or not they back Rachel Reeves’ incredibly controversial plan to steal Winter Fuel Payments from millions of hard-up pensioners this winter. Ms Reeves announced the plan in her first Commons outing after the election,…
The two obvious reasons Starmer is wrong on pensioners not needing winter fuel payments
There are two obvious reasons why Keir Starmer is wrong on pensioners not needing winter fuel payments. The government has decided to cut the winter fuel payment for ten million pensioners in England and Wales to help fill a £22 billion “black…
‘Sleepless nights’ facing domestic abuse survivors ahead of Labour’s mass prisoner release next week – as campaigners say victims are ‘paying the price’ for UK’s overcrowded jails
Domestic abuse survivors are facing ‘sleepless nights’ ahead of Labour’s mass prisoner release next week, a government advisor has warned and said victims are ‘paying the price’ for the UK’s overcrowded jails. The government’s early-release scheme will see prisoners automatically…