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The Prime Minister’s prediction yesterday that his Government “was going to have to be unpopular” on account of withdrawing winter fuel payments from all but the poorest pensioners is coming true sooner than he would have wished. The general secretary of Unite, Sharon Graham, and the head of the TUC,…

Brexit poisoned the well of UK-Ireland relations. But the Irish consciousness is not as consumed by Britain as it once was, says history professor Diarmaid Ferriter

Chancellor tells meeting of parliamentary Labour party there will be more difficult decisions to come

TUC and Unite leaders express ‘real concerns’ over policy as many Labour MPs expected to abstain in Commons vote

DOZENS of Labour MPs could rebel against Keir Starmer’s plan to make major cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment, reports suggest.

The party has faced crisis before, but this feels different. It’s a battle for not much, says writer and Tory historian Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Some 50 Labour MPs may refuse to back the Government over limiting the winter fuel payment in a vote on Tuesday

Move will help leader consolidate power over party before challenges of government dent his popularity

STEPHEN Flynn has written to Anas Sarwar and Labour MPs urging them to “protect pensioners” and “defend Scotland’s Budget” ahead of a…