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Cross-party MPs press UK Government for Waspi U-turn

DOZENS of MPs from across the political spectrum confronted Labour ministers on their refusal to U-turn and compensate Waspi women affected by state…

The National (Scotland)

MP likens Government to flat-earthers over refusal to compensate Waspi women

Labour’s Rebecca Long Bailey said the Government’s argument against compensation for the 1950s-born women is ‘bizarre’ and ‘makes no sense’.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs call for benefit cuts to be scrapped after winter fuel payment U-turn

Rachel Reeves has announced that around nine million more pensioners will receive the fuel payment this year

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Labour MPs in call for benefits U-turn after change to winter fuel payment cut

Pensioners who earn less than £35,000 will receive the winter fuel payment, the Chancellor has said.

Evening Standard

Reeves struggles to explain the genius of Labour’s winter fuel payment U-turn

Chancellor reluctantly tries to smooth things over but looks as if she can’t quite believe some of the nonsense she is saying

The Guardian - UK

Stormont minister calls for terminally ill to be allowed state pension early

Figures from charity Marie Curie show that around 111,000 people die in poverty each year in the UK.

The Independent UK

Winter fuel payments: Am I eligible and how much can I get?

Around 9 million pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this winter

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Forcing rich pensioners to pay back winter fuel allowance would be tax ‘nightmare’, Reeves warned

Chancellor expected to reinstate universal winter fuel payments - but claw grants back from some through higher taxes

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves in partial U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments – but backs fiscal rules

RACHEL Reeves has pledged to stick with her fiscal rules – as she confirmed the Government would partially reverse its Winter Fuel Payment cut ...

The National (Scotland)

Winter fuel payments to be reinstated this year, Rachel Reeves confirms

Threshold over which pensioners are no longer eligible for payment will rise before winter, chancellor says

The Guardian - UK

Millions more pensioners to get winter fuel payments this year, Rachel Reeves confirms after major U-turn

The Chancellor said the changes to winter fuel payments will come into force this year

Evening Standard

Winter fuel payments won’t be reinstated for all in a blow to millions

The chancellor confirms the changes to payments will be implemented by this winter, but the government will not provide details of how it will be paid for until October

The Independent UK

More pensioners will receive winter fuel payments

Pensions minister Torsten Bell said payments will not be universal, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves said changes will be in place for this winter.

The Independent UK

No prospect of universal winter fuel payment, says pensions minister

Torsten Bell said he thinks most people agree ‘it’s not a good idea that we have a system paying a few hundreds of pounds to millionaires’.

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Fact check: Pension spending, ‘Hillsborough Law’ pledge and viral Gaza claim

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Labour dubbed ‘nasty party’ as it rejects call for winter fuel payments apology

A Conservative motion seeking further data on the impact of the cut was defeated in the Commons.

Evening Standard

Tories attempt to get Government to apologise over winter fuel payment cuts

Conservative shadow minister Helen Whatley said pensioners were having to choose between ‘heating and eating’.

The National (Scotland)

Who is Torsten Bell? The DWP minister who admitted he can't live on £70 per week

TORSTEN Bell is the Labour MP for Swansea West and the Minister for Pensions in the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Labour minister's disability cuts defence branded 'abhorrent' by own colleague

A LABOUR minister’s attempt to defend the UK Government’s swingeing cuts to disability benefits has been branded “abhorrent” by one of his…

The Independent UK

Minister defending Labour’s £5bn benefits cuts admits he couldn’t live on £70 a week

Hitting back at left-wing Labour critics of the government, Torsten Bell accuses them of ‘defending a Tory system’

Evening Standard

Ministers face Labour pressure to establish Waspi compensation scheme

MPs from the Government back benches and opposition parties offered their support for an e-petition pressing for compensation.

The Independent UK

Labour MP: VAT charge on private schools could make elitist system more elitist

Rupa Huq argued the amount of VAT imposed on private schools should be based on turnover, to prevent smaller schools getting ‘caught in this trap’.

The Guardian - UK

Investment in UK’s crumbling public services is pro-growth, says pensions minister

Exclusive: Torsten Bell defends Labour’s spending plans, saying ‘the status quo is economically and morally bankrupt’

The Independent UK

Government confirms amount at which automatic enrolment into pension triggered

Freezing thresholds called a missed opportunity to drive higher contributions

Evening Standard

Earnings trigger for automatic enrolment into a pension will remain at £10,000

Freezing the thresholds provides stability but is a missed opportunity to drive higher contributions, wealth manager Quilter said.

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