Category: Fuel poverty

Keir Starmer says migration figures show Tories were running ‘open borders experiment’ by design – UK politics live

Prime minister says figures show net migration going up four times under the Tories and claims it happened ‘by design’Here is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on...

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Keir Starmer gives speech on migration after record figures for 2023 revealed – UK politics live

Prime minister holds press conference to announce plans as ONS announces net migration figuresHere is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on the figures.Net migration to the UK...

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Starmer says most farmers won’t be affected by inheritance tax change as Clarkson tells rally it’s a ‘hammer blow’ – UK politics live

Jeremy Clarkson tells Westminster protest that government should admit plans weren’t ‘thought out and are a mistake’In an interview with the BBC, Steve Reed, the environment secretary, defended imposing...

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Winter fuel cut savings will be far less than Reeves expected, new analysis finds

A surge in claims for pension credit will make thousands more people eligible for the payments and other benefitsRachel Reeves has been warned that her cut to pensioner winter fuel payments risks saving hundreds of millions less...

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UK politics: Winter fuel allowance cuts could reduce pensioner poverty by raising benefit take-up, says minister – as it happened

Stephen Timms, DWP minister, says cut to winter fuel payments could encourage more pensioners to claim pension creditIn an interview with Sky News, Wes Streeting said waiting lists would be “demonstrably lower” than...

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Winter fuel allowance cuts could reduce pensioner poverty by raising benefit take-up, says minister – UK politics live

Stephen Timms, DWP minister, says cut to winter fuel payments could encourage more pensioners to claim pension creditIn an interview with Sky News, Wes Streeting said waiting lists would be “demonstrably lower” than...

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Labour leadership loses conference vote on winter fuel payments

Vote calling on ministers to reverse cuts came after union leader said UK needed investment, ‘not austerity mark II’UK politics live – latest updatesThe Labour leadership has lost a highly anticipated motion at...

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Winter fuel: thousands more could lose benefit if it becomes means tested, data suggests

A further 175,000 pensioners are likely to stop receiving allowance under such plans, official figures showUK politics live – latest updatesA further 175,000 pensioners could lose the winter fuel allowance if the benefit...

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Reeves could change fiscal rules to allow more capital spending, say sources

Chancellor tells conference she will ‘look at the value and benefits of investment and not just the costs’Rachel Reeves is considering changing how the government’s fiscal rules are calculated to allow billions...

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Rachel Reeves defends Labour’s cuts to winter fuel allowance

Chancellor also strikes optimistic note at party conference, promising opportunity, fairness and enterpriseLabour conference live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has defended her decisions to cut winter fuel allowance and...

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