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ER Editor: Some tweets on this astounding vote.
348 Labour MPs earning £91,346 a year (many of whom get their heating costs in their second homes paid by taxpayers) voted in parliament to take away the winter fuel allowance from millions of pensioners. Their conceit, nefariousness and hypocritical entitlement is disgraceful. pic.twitter.com/6yNIo8gFFX
— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) September 10, 2024
The ‘Nasty Party’ in UK politics was always the Tories. Now the baton has been passed —
EVERY SINGLE MP WHO VOTED TO SCRAP THE WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE IS A LABOUR MP
347/347 MPs! Remind me, who is the “Nasty Party” now?https://t.co/DBClqOTbay pic.twitter.com/iM6tcDrQzp
— Martin Daubney 🇬🇧 (@MartinDaubney) September 10, 2024
WOW. A single Labour MP voted against cutting winter fuel allowance.
Just one.
There are no words. pic.twitter.com/gw4zV3qu5R
— James Sutherland (@jamesks92) September 10, 2024
Worth listening to —
Today I voted against Labour’s cruel policy of removing the winter fuel allowance. pic.twitter.com/E73ODWDMfw
— Jim Allister (@JimAllister) September 10, 2024
🆕 WINTER FUEL BILL VOTE
🌹 The full list of 348 Labour MPs who voted to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners.
Meanwhile, the same MP’s are paying £9m A DAY housing illegal migrants.
Is your MP on the list? Comment below if they are, who they are and how you feel.… pic.twitter.com/ghU0iBbQMy
— Voice Of Wales (@VoWalesOfficial) September 10, 2024
— Proper Memes = = (@Proper_Memes) September 10, 2024
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Millions of pensioners will lose winter fuel cash
JENNIFER KIERNAN & HARRY FARLEY for BBC
Winter fuel payments are set to end for millions of pensioners this year after an attempt to block the cuts failed.
The Conservatives tabled a motion to halt the government’s plan to restrict the payments to all but the poorest pensioners, but it was rejected by 348 to 228 votes – a majority of 120.
PA MediaDozens of Labour MPs were reported to have been planning to abstain in protest at the cuts despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves urging them to back her decision.
In the end, 52 MPs did not take part in the vote, including some Labour ministers, but it is not yet known how many had deliberately abstained or were absent from Parliament for another reason. Only one Labour MP voted against the government.
Shouts of “shame” were heard in the Commons chamber as the result was announced, which will mean the number of fuel payments will fall from 11.4 million to 1.5 million this winter.
The payments of either £200 or £300 are normally made in November and December and will still be paid to all pensioners claiming pension credit to top up a low income.
Sir Keir Starmer told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the impact on the 10m pensioners losing out would be lessened by the fact pensions are rising by 4% in April, increasing the full state pension by £460 a year.
However, pension payments are made throughout the year, rather than in a lump sum like winter fuel payments, and are not intended to only cover heating costs.
During the debate, Conservative shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said Labour made no mention of cutting fuel payments during the election campaign.
“Broken promises already, that special contract that they sought to have with the British people based on integrity and decency smashed into a million pieces,” he said.
He added the Labour government had “caved in to its trade union paymasters” with above-inflation pay settlements for striking workers made “on the backs of vulnerable pensioners”.
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The change is expected to shave £1.4bn from the welfare bill this year, as a step towards filling the £22bn “black hole” Ms Reeves says the government inherited from the Conservatives. (ER: What miserable maths!)
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