Angela Rayner found herself under serious pressure this weekend as the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg took her to task over Labour’s chaotic handling of its winter fuel payments U-turn. What started as a controversial move to strip around 10 million pensioners of the allowance quickly turned into a political mess—and judging by this latest interview, it’s far from cleaned up.
Appearing on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the deputy prime minister was put on the spot over the party’s backtrack. It follows a major backlash, not just from the public but also from Labour’s own backbenchers. After weeks of insisting the policy wouldn’t budge, Keir Starmer announced this week that he does want more people to be eligible—but only when the economy is in good enough shape.
