Chancellor defends winter fuel payment cut amid frightened pensioners warning
Rachel Reeves has ignored calls to reverse her decision to cut winter fuel payments, amid warnings pensioners are “frightened” about how they will keep warm. The Chancellor defended the move as she repeatedly told MPs that increases to the basic state pension mean that people will be “£900 better off” than a year ago, adding the Labour Government is committed to increasing it further in the coming years. But she […]