Richard Burgon on LBC last night.
A rebel Labour MP has warned that pensioners will die if the government goes ahead with its plan to means test the winter fuel payment.
Richard Burgon spoke out as Rachel Reeves warned that “there are more difficult decisions to come” as Labour tries to plug the £22 billion “black hole” it says the last Tory government left behind.
MPs will vote this afternoon on the chancellor’s decision to remove the winter fuel payment - which is worth up to £300 - from all but the poorest pensioners. Читать дальше...