Kevin Schofield
Political Editor at HuffPost UK
Journalist. Been around a bit. Now political editor of HuffPost UK. @kevinschofied.bsky.social
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15 hours ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Kevin Schofield
She tried to put a brave face on it, but there is no doubt that the U-turn on her decision to remove winter fuel payments from 10 million pensioners is a humiliation for Rachel Reeves. The chancellor confirmed today that she was raising the income threshold to qualify for the benefit, meaning millions more old folk will qualify for it this year.
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17 hours ago |
huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kevin Schofield
The vast majority of pensioners will receive winter fuel payments again this year, the Treasury has confirmed. All those with an income of £35,000 or below will become eligible after a public backlash forced a major Labour U-turn. That means around nine million pensioners - just over three-quarters of the total - will now qualify for the payment, which is worth £200 a year, or £300 for those aged over 80.
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20 hours ago |
huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kevin Schofield
Zia Yusuf was forced to deny he had been "muscled out" as Reform UK chairman following his dramatic resignation from the role. He was goaded by BBC journalist Nick Robinson after he returned to the party fold just 48 hours later - but in a more junior role. Yusuf will now head up Reform's equivalent of Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which was set up to root out waste in the US government.
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23 hours ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Kevin Schofield
A senior Tory has been left embarrassed after an unearthed clip showed him defending Liz Truss’ mini-Budget. Chris Philp was chief secretary to the Treasury when the former prime minister’s unfunded tax cuts caused economic chaos. The shadow home secretary has since repeatedly insisted that he made clear his concerns about the plans behind the scenes.
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2 days ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Kevin Schofield
Reform UK have been mocked after Zia Yusuf returned to the party fold just 48 hours after quitting as chairman. He stunned Westminster on Thursday by dramatically quitting after becoming embroiled in a row over whether or not burqas should be banned.
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