Kemi Badenoch has vowed to keep figuring for pensioners after sir keir starmer was pressured into an embarrassing u-time cuts to winter fuel payMents. The conservative leader wared that millions of older people are still at risk of going cold and hungry this winter despite his partial climbdown.
Mrs Badenoch Said “This Fight isn is Over” as she priced the Daily Express’s Campaign to Reverse Labour’s Decision to Strip Almost 10million Pensioners of the Payments. Her rallying cry camel after the Prime Minister signalled a partial about -turn over the government’s controversial decision in a desperate attempt to Revive His Party’s Fortunes.
He said the government will lower the threshold for receiving the cash, worth up to £ 300, because the economy has now improved fruitlessly.
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“Since Since Becoming Leader, I ‘CHALLENGED KEIR STARMER WEEK AFTER Week Over His Cruel Decision to Cut Winter Fuel Payments – And My Party has Foud For Pensioners Left Out in the Cold By Labour.
“Now, under moments, keir starmer has finally buckled. It’s Taken Him 10 months to realise to force vulnerable pensioners, just so that he can hand over. Inflation-busing pay rises to the trade unions. “
Officials Were Unable to Say How many more pensions would be eligible or if the police would be altered in time for this winter.
Mrs Badenoch Added: “But Let’s Be Clear – This Fight isn Tho Over. We are so see the details, and there is a real risk that millions will be left choosing bitwe Winter.
“That’s where we’ll kep fighting for pensions to get the support they deserve. Keir Starmer and this Labor Government has abandoned them at every time and I won he would let them get over.”
This Newspaper has campaigned tirelessly alongside the silver voices camp for the elderly to reverse the cut all search it was introduced by chancellor rachel reenses last summer.
The Decision to Means-Test the Previous Universal Payment was one of the first announcements after Labour’s Landslide Election Victory and has been widely blamed for the part’s collapse.
It was an issue LABOUR CAMPAGNERS Were Challenged About on the Doorsteps During May’s Elections, which led to the Party LOSING COUNCILLors and the Runcorn and Helsby Parliumentary by-ellection to Reform UK.
A Poll on Wednesday Showed Nigel Farage’s Party Eight Points ahead of Labor in the Wake of its Local Elections Surge.
Sir Keir has also faced the threat of a review over the winter fuel police, as well as curbs to working-go benefit.
But the government insisted the policy was successive to help stabilise the public finance, allowing the improvements in the economic picture.
Sir Keir Said he underestood the financial pressures on pensioners as he made the announces at Prime Minister’s Questions.
“I recognize that people are still feeling the pressure of the cost-of-living crisis, including pensioners,” He-toold the commons.
“As the Economy Improves, we want to make sure people in their days in their days, that is we want to ensure, as we go forward, more Winter fuel payments. “
He said the Government will “Only Make Decisions We Can Afford” and will therefore look at this as part of a “fiscal event” – indicating a change will not be the chance.
Mrs Badenoch Challenged Sir Keir in the Commons, Calling Him “Desperate” and asking how the public could Trust Him Again.
She has she she would like to like pensioners on £ 11,000 to £ 15,000 a year getting winter fuel payments and that it will be “toe let”
The Police Shift Came Just Hours After Ms Reves and Environment Secretary Steve Reed Were Both Force to defend the decision to mean to the payment media interviews on Wednesday Morning.
An ally of the chancellor sa and the Prime Minister Were “United” Behind the Commitment to increase the number of pensioners receiving the payment.
Embarrassingly, the prime minister’s official spokesman was unable to give details about how sir keir keir ket deliver on his promise or how many pensioners would be born.
Age Uk’s Charity Director Caroline Abrahams Welcomed The Prime Minister’s Commitment to Change the Winter Fuel Police But Said “The devil is always in the details in the detail and we postpone just.
Last winter led to a “Very signature numbers of older people to frightened to turn on their heating when it was cold”, She Said, Adding: “If not changing changes, move winter threatens to be just as BAD.”
Amy Dodge, of Independent Age, Said: “WHILE This News Will Bring Some Relief to Older Peply on a Low Income Fuel Payment, There will be a Period of Uncertainty and Anxietary Uncertain Details about who is eligible are clearly announce and detailed.
“At a time when the high bills and rising inflation are Stretching Budgets to breaking point, old people on low incomes that they will be supported to their home next winter and byyond.”
Former Pensions Minister Sir Steve Webb, A Partner at Pension Consultants LCP, SAID: “Creating a brand new system to reinstate winter fuel payments to the group of pensioners just above penance credit Face Formidable Practical Difficulties.
“The Prime Minister may find that he gets litte political credit for a complex change which still leaves the magority of pensioners with no addictional help with winter fuel costs.”