PM accused of taking winter fuel payment from pensioners to give to 'highly paid train drivers'

Credit: Sky News- Published on September 4, 2024
Rishi Sunak has accused Sir Keir Starmer of taking the winter fuel payment away from pensioners to give money to "highly paid train drivers".

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Published on September 4, 2024 -  01:28
Sunak grills Stamer on taking fuel payment from pensioners
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has challenged Sir Keir Starmer over plans to means test the Winter Fuel Allowance. But during todayโ€™s PMQs, the prime minister said his governmentโ€™s first job was to audit the books โ€œand what we found was a ยฃ22bn black hole". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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