Vote calling on ministers to reverse cuts came after union leader said UK needed investment, ‘not austerity mark II’UK politics live – latest updatesThe Labour leadership has lost a highly anticipated motion at the party’s conference that called on ministers to reverse the cuts to winter fuel payments.The defeat will come as a blow to Downing Street, as the prime minister and his ministerial team had repeatedly said throughout the party conference that the move demonstrated they could be trusted with taxpayers’ money. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/25/labour-leadership-loses-conference-vote-on-winter-fuel-payments
Author : Aletha Adu and Kiran Stacey
Publish date : 2024-09-25 13:46:35
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