Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: So Liz Kendall seems to be siding with backbenchers against the Starmer/Reeves ...
So Liz Kendall seems to be siding with backbenchers against the Starmer/Reeves position on the cut in winter fuel payments, with an official estimate that up to 100,000 pensioners could be pushed into poverty over the next few years by the change....
Given that Scottish Labour has also made reversing the policy in Scotland one of its signature policies in the upcoming Holyrod election, might Starmer be considering a (welcome) UTurn?
#pensioners #energy #Poverty
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