Kitty Donaldson

1 month ago | msn.com | Chloe Chaplain |Richard Vaughan |Kitty Donaldson |Hugo Gye

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1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson

It is the first major U-turn of Sir Keir Starmer’s Government – and it will probably not be the last. In another comms mess from No 10, officials could not explain if the fuel payment changes would be implemented in time for this winter or how poor a pensioner will need to be to qualify. That leaves hundreds of thousands of them unclear over how often they will be able to afford to turn the heating on when the colder weather turns.

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson

Sir Keir Starmer is poised to reverse changes to the controversial winter fuel payment cut as soon as next month, The i Paper understands. Talks in No 10 about abandoning the policy have accelerated this week, after focus groups indicated voters would not necessarily bear a grudge against the Government if it performed a partial or full U-turn.

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson

The controversial assisted dying bill is now in danger of failing, as fears grow among Labour MPs it could cost them votes. Keir Starmer voted in favour of the bill, which is championed by backbench MP Kim Leadbeater, at its second reading last year. He had promised time would be made for the legislation and the government would remain neutral. But Labour MPs are growing nervous after the issue was raised during the local election campaign, with voters accusing the party of trying to “kill us off”.

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson

In Parliament’s light-filled cavernous atrium full of tables of Parliamentary staff and researchers, a solo Conservative MP sipped his flat white and grimaced at his newspaper. When asked, he told The i Paper he was reading about a poll released in the aftermath of the Tory wipeout at the local elections, which showed a Boris Johnson comeback is the only way his party can defeat Reform UK.