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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Starmer ‘known around the world’ for cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners, top economist says

Sir Keir Starmer is known around the world for taking winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners, a top economist has said.

The prime minister’s decision to means test the payment, which affected around 10 million pensioners, has had a “much bigger” reputational effect than expected, Paul Johnson added.

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