There is growing unease over the government’s direction – a way to restore confidence would be to scrap the ‘cruel’ two-child limit
The lady is, it seems, for turning: one of Rachel Reeves’s first decisions as chancellor was to strip winter fuel allowance from the vast majority of pensioners. Keir Starmer now says more of them should be eligible.
Pressure to shift had become intense after local elections where Labour councillors swept out of power by Reform repeatedly cited voter concern over winter fuel. But last week’s botched half U-turn leaves Labour in an embarrassing political mess – and raises fresh questions about its purpose in power.
There is growing unease over the government’s direction – a way to restore confidence would be to scrap the ‘cruel’ two-child limitThe lady is, it seems, for turning: one of Rachel Reeves’s first decisions as chancellor was to strip winter fuel allowance from the vast majority of pensioners. Keir Starmer now says more of them should be eligible.Pressure to shift had become intense after local elections where Labour councillors swept out of power by Reform repeatedly cited voter concern over winter fuel. But last week’s botched half U-turn leaves Labour in an embarrassing political mess – and raises fresh questions about its purpose in power. Continue reading… Benefits, Economic policy, Economic growth (GDP), Economics, Business, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Poverty, Children, Fuel poverty, Energy bills, Household bills, Money, Society, UK news, Universal credit, Keir Starmer Business | The Guardian
