Downing Street Fails to Say if Winter Fuel U-Turn Will Be in Place by Winter – Guido Fawkes

Downing Street Fails to Say if Winter Fuel U-Turn Will Be in Place by Winter

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Despite Starmer saying “we want to ensure that as we go forward more pensioners are eligible for winter fuel payments” there are zero details on the winter fuel U-turn. Downing Street spin delivered to Lobby journalists after PMQs is that the “economy is starting to improve thanks to decisions the government has made” which allows for the decision. But will still only say it will happen if it is “affordable”…

There is zero clarity from the government on when the U-turn may come in. All hacks have managed to eke out is that the decision will be taken at a “future fiscal event” which means the budget later in the year. It is currently entirely unclear whether the threshold will be raised by the winter…

Downing Street also couldn’t say when Starmer changed his mind on winter fuel despite repeating numerous times this month that no U-turn of any kind was on the cards. Lobby hacks starting to lose their patience now…