Starmer rejects Welsh leader’s call to ‘rethink’ winter fuel policy

First Minister and Labour leader in Wales, Baroness Eluned Morgan, delivers a keynote speech marking one year to the 2026 Senedd election, at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for a U-turn over the decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners after Labour suffered a backlash at the ballot box.

The Prime Minister acknowledged his Government needed to “explain the decisions that we’ve taken” after a “disappointing” set of election results.