Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:53pm on 09 Sep 2024,Monday International
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer is under intense pressure as criticism mounts over his party's plan to cut winter fuel payments. Unite, the UK's largest trade union, accused the Labour Party of "picking the pockets of pensioners" while sparing the wealthy. Under the plan, announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in July, winter fuel payments will be restricted to pension credit recipients, affecting over 10 million pensioners this winter. Unite's general secretary, Sharon Graham, urged Starmer to reconsider, calling the decision "completely wrong" and urging a U-turn.
