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Starmer's winter fuel cut U-turn claim 'not credible'

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Starmer's winter fuel cut U-turn claim 'not credible'Sir Keir Starmer's claim he is U-turning on cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners because he now has the money is not "credible", Harriet Harman has said.
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News video: PM announces U-turn over winter fuel payments

PM announces U-turn over winter fuel payments 01:15

Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions that the government is going to increase the number of pensioners who qualify for winter fuel payments following last year’s cut in the numbers who are eligible. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and...

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