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Unions deal Labour leadership blow in call to reverse fuel payments cut

KEIR Starmer has been dealt a blow by Labour’s union backers – as they voted to call for cuts to pensioners’ fuel payments to be reversed.

The National (Scotland)

Labour leadership loses conference vote on winter fuel payments

Vote calling on ministers to reverse cuts came after union leader said UK needed investment, ‘not austerity mark II’

The Guardian - UK

Why can Keir Starmer still axe winter fuel payments despite losing Labour conference vote to reverse policy?

The outcome of todays vote will test Starmer’s ability to manage dissent within the party

The Independent UK

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Labour members vote against axing winter fuel payments for pensioners following protest

Ministers defend the move as needed to fix the public finances

Evening Standard

‘They won’t vote Labour again’: Pensioners fume at Keir Starmer at conference protest

PENSIONERS staged a protest outside Labour’s annual conference on Monday, calling for Keir Starmer to reverse the party’s move to cut winter…

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves announces free school breakfast clubs from April as she doubles down on winter fuel cuts

Labour chancellor was heckled about the sale of arms to Israel as she made her speech to her party’s annual conference in Liverpool

The Independent UK

Labour conference ‘graveyard slot’ for winter fuel vote angers Unite

Union disappointed at scheduling of debate on motion condemning removal of allowance from most pensioners

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Starmer accused of ‘silencing pensioners’ after blocking winter fuel payments conference vote

The prime minister is facing a furious backlash from unions after kicking a key vote on the plans to Wednesday - the last day of conference known as the graveyard slot

The Independent UK

Boos erupt at Labour conference after key Winter Fuel Payment vote delayed

BOOS and jeers were heard at the Labour conference in Liverpool after the delay of a key vote on the recent scrapping of the Winter Fuel…

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves digs in over cuts to winter fuel payments but unions to get showdown vote at Labour rally

The Chancellor was also seeking to lift economic hopes in her speech to Labour’s conference after warning of tough choices ahead

Evening Standard

No 10 braced for potential defeat in Labour conference winter fuel vote

Major trade unions are lining up to back motion to reverse chancellor’s decision to cut pensioners’ fuel allowance

The Guardian - UK

UK's Starmer Rules Out Austerity As Labour Conference Opens

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to protect public services and ruled out austerity measures as his Labour party's annual conference kicked off on Sunday, its first in 15 years as a governing party.

International Business Times

Unite union boss steps up call for Labour to reverse winter fuel allowance cut

Sharon Graham has described the policy as ‘cruel’.

The Independent UK

No one expected socialism, but unless wealth is challenged, what’s the point of Labour?

A return to austerity, mixed with gloom, will simply bolster rightwing populism, writes Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

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Largest NHS union votes to accept Scottish Government’s pay deal

MEMBERS of the largest trade union in the NHS have voted to accept the pay deal on offer from Scottish ministers ...

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The Guardian - UK

Unite aims to force vote on winter fuel payment at Labour conference

Union motion to condemn cut could prove embarrassing for PM at party’s first gathering since taking power

The National (Scotland)

'A significant boost': Union members vote to accept NHS Scotland pay deal

MEMBERS of the Unite trade union working in Scotland’s NHS have overwhelmingly voted to accept a 5.5 per cent pay rise from the Scottish…

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The Independent UK

Union accuses Labour of ‘cruelty’ over winter fuel payment cuts as 780,000 pensioners to miss out

Labour’s biggest union backer has increased pressure over the cuts, putting forward a motion to Labour’s conference this month calling for the move to be reversed

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to hear about hope’: unions greet Keir Starmer TUC speech with mixed emotions

Enthusiasm for public sector pay awards tempered by concern over winter fuel payment cuts and job losses

The Independent UK

Grangemouth: Scotland’s only oil refinery to close with £100m support package as 400 jobs lost

The move by owners Petroineos is expected to lead to the loss of 400 jobs over the next two years.

The National (Scotland)

ScotRail engineering staff vote to accept government pay offer

MEMBERS of a union representing some ScotRail workers have voted to take a pay deal in an ongoing dispute ...

The Independent UK

Labour has no choice but to cut winter fuel payment, minister insists

Jonathan Reynolds urged MPs to ‘be the team that fixes this country’ and not ‘rely on your colleagues to make the difficult decisions’.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: A compromise is possible on the winter fuel payments row

The Prime Minister’s prediction yesterday that his Government “was going to have to be unpopular” on account of withdrawing winter fuel payments from all but the poorest pensioners is coming true sooner than he would have wished. The general secretary of Unite, Sharon Graham, and the head of the TUC,…

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer locked in stand-off with union barons demanding U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham directly told the PM that he should reverse the controversial policy

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