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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and David Maddox

Speculation over Rachel Reeves’s future as demands for winter fuel cuts U-turn mount

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure from his own MPs and political opponents to reverse his decision to strip 10 million pensioners of winter fuel payments.

The row has exploded after Reform’s huge surge in the local elections last week, causing panic among many MPs that Nigel Farage’s party could win their seats.

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