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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar and Eleni Courea

No 10 actively investigating winter fuel payment changes as fears grow over voter anger

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves earlier this month.
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves earlier this month. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Downing Street is actively investigating changes to the controversial winter fuel payment cut over growing concerns about the policy’s deep unpopularity among voters.

No 10 has stepped up its work on reviewing the policy by carrying out internal polling and focus groups on how voters would respond to potential modifications to it.

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