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The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
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The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain

The Conservative government wasted money on Test and Trace, Covid PPE contracts, and post-Brexit border checks. We’ve put it to better use

‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts
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‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts

Pensioners tell Big Issue of the extreme measures they’re taking to keep warm this Christmas a result of winter fuel cuts

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest
Simon Francis

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest

With high energy bills set to last into next winter, ministers must support those most at risk from the ill effects of living in a cold, damp home

Every Scottish pensioner to get winter fuel payment. Will Labour follow and finally U-turn on cuts?
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Every Scottish pensioner to get winter fuel payment. Will Labour follow and finally U-turn on cuts?

‘Living is expensive’: DWP winter fuel cuts forcing pensioners to choose between heating and eating
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‘Living is expensive’: DWP winter fuel cuts forcing pensioners to choose between heating and eating

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Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: ‘It’s a political choice’
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Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: ‘It’s a political choice’

DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
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DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
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Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating

Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support
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Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help
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Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help

‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
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‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog

‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
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‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

John McDonnell fears ‘people will lose their lives’ if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget
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John McDonnell fears ‘people will lose their lives’ if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Pensioners

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’

Letters: Keir Starmer, please keep our loved ones warm this winter
Letters

Letters: Keir Starmer, please keep our loved ones warm this winter

Doctor says patients ‘wearing five layers of clothes’ amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts
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Doctor says patients ‘wearing five layers of clothes’ amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts

Letters: I’m a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don’t need it
Letters

Letters: I’m a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don’t need it

‘It’s time to listen’: Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
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‘It’s time to listen’: Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
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Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget

Letters: The winter fuel payment cut confirms my worst suspicions about Labour
Letters

Letters: The winter fuel payment cut confirms my worst suspicions about Labour

Arguments in favour of winter fuel payment cuts are built on sand – here’s the truth
Simon Francis

Arguments in favour of winter fuel payment cuts are built on sand – here’s the truth

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Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
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Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900

Starmer says he ‘won’t be reckless with public money’ ahead of vote on winter fuel payment cut
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Starmer says he ‘won’t be reckless with public money’ ahead of vote on winter fuel payment cut

State pension set to rise by £460 next year – but will it make up for winter fuel payment cut?
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State pension set to rise by £460 next year – but will it make up for winter fuel payment cut?

Sadiq Khan: ‘Keir Starmer didn’t get into politics to take things from people who need them’
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Sadiq Khan: ‘Keir Starmer didn’t get into politics to take things from people who need them’