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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil

Diane Abbott among London MPs in growing revolt against Keir Starmer's winter fuel payment cuts for pensioners

London MPs including Diane Abbott have joined Commons moves challenging axing winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.

Ms Abbott, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Labour MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, have signed an Early Day Motion highlighting concerns over Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to restrict the special fuel payment for pensioners to just those receiving pension credit.

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