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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Unite aims to force vote on winter fuel payment at Labour conference

Three red flags reading 'Unite the Union'
Unite’s motion also calls for the end to chancellor Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules, to allow more borrowing. Photograph: Lucy North/PA

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.

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