Category: Labour conference 2024

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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Labour delegates vote for motion saying winter fuel payments cut should be reversed – UK politics live

Delegates at party conference back motion by Unite union calling for government to reverse introduction of means-testing allowanceIn an interview with Sky News, Wes Streeting said waiting lists would be “demonstrably...

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Starmer says Tories should apologise for winter fuel payments cut ahead of possible conference defeat – UK politics live

Labour party delegates expected to condemn decision to means-test winter fuel payments as prime minister says Conservatives should apologiseGood morning. Keir Starmer is in New York, where he will be addressing the United...

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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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Keir Starmer says Labour can deliver change and national renewal in conference speech – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereYvette Cooper, the home secretary, has accused the Tory leadership candidates of lining up with Reform UK to undermine faith in the police.She criticised them for...

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Prison isn’t working for women, Labour says, as it unveils plans for alternatives

Shabana Mahmood tells conference she wants more help in community for offenders and fewer cases going to courtShabana Mahmood, the lord chancellor, has declared that “prison isn’t working” for women as she...

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Keir Starmer says Labour can deliver change and national renewal in conference speech – UK politics live

PM promises to ‘leave no stone unturned’ as his government seeks to ‘rebuild our public services’Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has accused the Tory leadership candidates of lining up with Reform UK...

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Keir Starmer to deliver Labour party conference speech – UK politics live

PM expected to promise to ‘leave no stone unturned’ as his government seeks to ‘rebuild our public services’ Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has accused the Tory leadership candidates of lining up with...

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