Guardian News | Pensioners protest outside Labour conference over cuts to winter fuel payments @guardiannews | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
Dozens of pensioners gathered outside the Labour conference in Liverpool to protest against the decision by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to cut winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners, as the government grapples with how to fill a £22bn budget gap.
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Reeves defended the plan during her speech at the conference, saying: 'I know that not everyone in this hall or in the country will agree with every decision that I make'. Opponents of the plan argue that many pensioners who do not qualify for the fuel payment could still struggle to pay bills

Reeves could change fiscal rules to allow more capital spending, say sources ► theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/23/rachel-reeves-defends-labour-cuts-winter-fuel-allowance

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