53 Labour MPs, including seven ministers, had no vote recorded, meaning they either abstained or missed the vote. The changes will see around 10 million pensioners lose out on up to £300 this ...
"I could not in good conscience vote to make my constituents poorer," he added. Other Labour MPs who spoke out against the cut include Rachel Maskell, who said pensioners will be "frightened" to ...
Opposition MPs have failed to block government plans to cut winter fuel payments ... Commons debate before the vote, Conservative MP Esther McVey said Labour was "out of touch with the public ...
says she was unable to vote as she is "still out of the country following my Dad's funeral in Ghana". But she adds: "If I was able to attend in-person, I would be voting against these cuts." ...
Following the vote, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Murray repeats the government's talking points, saying that cutting winter fuel payments is a "difficult decision to have to take".
Sir Keir Starmer has seen off a backbench rebellion in an early test of his leadership as MPs voted on whether to cut winter ...
The House on Wednesday rejected a plan to fund the government for six months, cranking up tensions around a fast-approaching ...
Hillier points out that many of those who will lose ... asking the House to "look to your conscience" as they vote on today's motion to cut winter fuel payments. "You know in your hearts" that ...
The controversial plans to remove the cash payment of up to £300 from millions of pensioners sparked bitter scenes ...
The central bank’s decision brings the benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5% and follows an all-out ...