Sir Keir Starmer today faces a major labor rebellion over cutback plans Winter fuel payments for most retirees.
MPs will vote in the House of Commons this afternoon on the controversial policy, which would restrict the allowance to only those receiving pension credit.
The prime minister faced criticism from opposition parties, activists, unions and some Labour MPs who said they felt unable to vote with the government.
Some 17 Labour MPs have signed a motion tabled by Neil Duncan-Jordan calling on the government to delay implementing the cuts.
The motion was also supported by six of the seven MPs who lost the party leadership in July after voting against the King’s Speech over the government’s refusal to abolish the two-child benefit cap.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the tightening in July as part of a series of measures aimed at plugging what she called a £22 billion black hole in the public finances, which she claimed had been left by the Conservatives.
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