Keir Starmer warned elderly people ‘going to die’ as he is confronted on radio show over winter fuel cuts
In a BBC interview, Keir Starmer heard from a concerned listener who will struggle to stay warm due to Winter Fuel Payment cuts
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Keir Starmer needs to re-examine his conscience about winter fuel allowance cuts
Fuel poverty is a very real problem and, every year, thousands of people across the UK lose their lives because of it. According to campaign group End Fuel Poverty Coalition, it is estimated that there were 4,950 excess winter deaths caused by living in cold homes during the winter of 2022/23.
Removing winter fuel payments 'makes sense', Starmer tells BBC
Keir Starmer has been grilled by a series of BBC presenters around England - listen back on BBC Sounds. In Merseyside, Starmer says it "makes sense" to remove the winter fuel allo
BBC caller confronts Keir Starmer over winter fuel payment cuts: ‘Elderly people will die’
Sir Keir Starmer was confronted by a BBC radio listener who warned him that "elderly people are going to die" following cuts to winter fuel allowance. BBC Radio Lincolnshire caller Maxine asked the prime minister how he was "going to live" and urged him to back down on the announcement.
It makes sense to make winter fuel payment change, says Sir Keir Starmer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves limited access to the benefit, worth up to £300, in a cost-saving measure, as she sought to repair the nation’s finances.
Winter fuel payments cut make sense, Starmer says
The prime minister has insisted it "makes sense" to cut winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners, as he was pressed on the change in a series of BBC local radio interviews in Downing Street. Sir Keir Starmer was repeatedly asked why he was "picking a fight" with pensioners,
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