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Ministers facing pressure from unions over winter fuel payment cut

TUC and Unite leaders express ‘real concerns’ over policy as many Labour MPs expected to abstain in Commons vote

The Guardian - UK

Billions lost from small retailers in tax evasion, says watchdog

National Audit Office says trail of tax debts left by small UK retailers is widespread and increasing every year

The Guardian - UK

Tory Covid contracts worth £15bn had corruption ‘red flags’, study finds

Findings by Transparency International UK point to ‘more than coincidence or incompetence’, says chief executive

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Up to 50 Labour MPs could rebel over cut to winter fuel allowance

Dozens said to be considering abstaining from Tuesday’s vote over pensioners’ payments, as PM says dealing with dissent is ‘matter for chief whip’

The Guardian - UK

They talk about tough choices: they mean cuts. Is Labour on the side of working people or not?

Ahead of tomorrow’s TUC conference, we need to know if ministers are prepared to break with austerity or if they are stuck in the past, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves to blast Tory legacy at Labour conference ahead of ‘painful’ Budget

Inheritance left to Keir Starmer’s government by the last Conservative government will be a major theme at Labour’s first annual conference in power for 14 years

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says he will ‘have to be unpopular’ amid winter fuel payment backlash

Accusing his predecessors of ‘running away from difficult decisions’, the prime minister said Labour can only deliver change if he makes ‘tough choices’ now

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‘Iron chancellor’ Rachel Reeves faces an early challenge to her authority over winter fuel payments

Furore over cuts to the pensioner benefit is all the more potent when the left, right and centre can all find reasons to oppose the policy

The Guardian - UK

More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC

Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union research

The Guardian - UK

Three reports lay bare scale of NHS malaise. But will Rachel Reeves fund a transformation?

Analyses by Lord Darzi, the NHS Confederation and hospital chiefs detail a spectrum of ills in the service. But will their recommendations fuel appropriate remedies?

The Guardian - UK

There’s no need to cut poorer pensioners’ income. Smarter winter fuel solutions are at hand

Payments could be restricted to those living in lower council tax bands, as money expert Martin Lewis has suggested, writes former pensions minister Steve Webb

The Guardian - UK

Winter fuel payments cut ‘one of the worst decisions I have ever seen’ says ex pensions minister

Crossbench peer will table ‘fatal’ Lords motion, as Starmer faces damaging rebellion in Commons vote

The Guardian - UK

Reeves can loosen Britain’s purse strings: she just needs to think outside the Treasury box

The chancellor claims she needs to shave pennies from all departments, but there are other options for dealing with the £22bn funding hole

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Rachel Reeves’s winter fuel payment cut will put pensioners in hospital, Labour MPs fear

Labour MP says they have ‘had more people stopping me in the street than over Brexit’

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It’s zero hour: TUC to tell Labour it’s time to deliver workers’ new deal

There will be joy over Labour’s victory at the trades union congress this week – but also a determination to see that promises are kept

The Guardian - UK

Furore over Labour cronies ‘no worse than Tories’ in government, allies say

Political veterans say Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves installing trusted allies in Whitehall roles par for the course

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Labour ministers reveal grave concerns about winter fuel payment cut

Frontbenchers say they have had string of complaints from constituents and policy ‘won’t be worth the political hit’

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis urges Government rethink over 'dangerous' winter fuel plan

The consumer finance expert also urges more eligible retirees to claim Pension Credit as a way of accessing the restricted winter payment

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The Guardian - UK

Labour’s decision to cut winter fuel payments is mean and politically inept

Means-testing will hit up to 2 million people. Rachel Reeves would be wise to admit she was wrong, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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Public sector workers need above-inflation pay rises, says TUC chief

Paul Nowak welcomes government’s ‘crucial first step’ on pay, but says more needs to be done after 14 years of wage decline

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves is right to scrap Jeremy Hunt’s gimmicky British Isa

Good riddance to Hunt’s muddled and pointless creation – prodding pension funds may do more to wake up the UK stock market

The Independent UK

Sixty days of Starmer: How has the Labour leader done in his first two months in power?

Two months on from Labour’s massive election victory, have they delivered on their pledges?

The National (Scotland)

Most pensioners in poverty will lose Winter Fuel Payment, research shows

MOST pensioners in poverty will lose their Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) under Labour UK Government cuts according to fresh analysis.

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis makes Winter Fuel Payment “plea” to all pensioners ahead of Reeves meeting

The Money Saving Expert has been a vocal opponent of Labour’s changes to the cold weather benefit

The Guardian - UK

I believed Starmer and Reeves were too smart to repeat austerity. It appears I was wrong

New governments usually come into power offering hope and a break with the past. This one is squandering the opportunity for a fresh start, says David Blanchflower

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