Unite will attempt to force a vote at the Labour party conference to reverse the winter fuel payment cuts, in what could be an embarrassing row for Keir Starmer’s first conference in government.
Unite, a strong critic of Starmer, is hoping to attract the backing of the largest union, Unison, for the motion to condemn the cut. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said the measure and others were necessary because of the state of Labour’s economic inheritance.