Prime minister to say ‘things will get worse before we get better’ as he sets out plans ahead of parliament’s return next week
Cabinet Office minister Ellie Reeves has been speaking on Sky News. She has been asked about the decision to start means-testing pensioner’s winter fuel allowance, which would limit payments to people who receive pension credits or other means-tested benefits . Labour MPs have warned that the decision could lead to a “cruel winter” for the most vulnerable people in the country.
Reeves blamed the Tories’ “economic mess” for the restrictions on winter fuel payments and denied claims that Cabinet members are split on the policy. Speaking to Sky News, she said: This is an incredibly tough decision, and not one that the Chancellor wanted to be taking, but it’s because of the economic mess that we’ve inherited from the previous government. The Cabinet are behind the chancellor on this.
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