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

Union motion to condemn cut could prove embarrassing for PM at party’s first gathering since taking power

The Guardian - UK

Another London council issues urgent budget warning over soaring homeless costs

Lambeth council said the government must provide ‘urgent support’

Evening Standard

Labour urged to honour £15 million Tory pledge to feed vulnerable people with excess farm food

After successful campaign by the Standard, charities warn that Rishi Sunak’s pledge risks getting ditched in Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Evening Standard

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Women in UK ‘will be worse off than in 2010 unless public spending rises’

Economists say living standards of poorest women will decline by 21% by 2027-28 if Labour sticks to Tory plans

The Guardian - UK

Government urged to help as shipmaker Harland & Wolff prepares to enter administration – as it happened

Steps are now being taken to reduce headcount at Harland & Wolff, as board concludes the company is insolvent

The Guardian - UK

Automatically enrol young staff into workplace pension schemes, says IFS

Thinktank says with up to 40% of staff on track for inadequate funds even 16-year-olds should be signed up

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s something in the air’: UK airport expansion gears up for takeoff

Lobbyists are increasingly confident about expansion plans as concerns for the economy start to deepen

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Tory ‘economic competence’ led Britain to Black Wednesday. Never forget

The anniversary of Norman Lamont’s failure is a timely reminder to Labour not to have its fiscal agenda set by the opposition

The Guardian - UK

Financial leaders and party insiders warn Starmer: we need less gloom, more optimism

PM told his downbeat tone risks putting off investors and that his conference speech must temper realism with hope

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the UK economy: Labour is holding back when it should be bold

Ministers should stop wasting their time – and their hefty mandate – trying to make failed Tory policies work

The Guardian - UK

In ending the winter fuel allowance, this is not the Labour party I voted for

Whatever Rachel Reeves may achieve, she will always be known for this

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Labour MP: Keir Starmer's winter fuel cut will stick 'like Thatcher and the milk'

KEIR Starmer’s decision to take the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) from all but the poorest pensioners will “stick like Thatcher and the milk” and…

The National (Scotland)

Union accuses Labour of ‘cruelty’ over winter fuel payment cuts as 780,000 pensioners to miss out

Labour’s biggest union backer has increased pressure over the cuts, putting forward a motion to Labour’s conference this month calling for the move to be reversed

The Independent UK

After Labour’s dour start, there’s still hope for sunshine from Starmer and Reeves

The big bet is that cuts in interest rates boost growth. In the meantime, small but meaningful gestures could help soothe the public mood, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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‘We need to hear about hope’: unions greet Keir Starmer TUC speech with mixed emotions

Enthusiasm for public sector pay awards tempered by concern over winter fuel payment cuts and job losses

The Independent UK

Labour’s £22bn black hole gloom ‘unnecessary and unhelpful’, former BoE chief economist warns

Chancellor’s warnings hampered post-election ‘sense of refresh’, says Andy Haldane

Evening Standard

Starmer confirms no impact assessment of winter fuel payment squeeze carried out

The Prime Minister said he had not received a report setting out the impact of the decision to means-test the benefit

International Business Times UK

Rachel Reeves, Who Earns £159K, Defends £3,700 Claim While Pensioners Lose Winter Fuel Payments

Rachel Reeves defended her £3,700 energy expenses to heat her second home while facing backlash for cutting winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners under new government policies.

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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves' popularity plummets, according to new poll

Public favourability for both Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves has fallen sharply, according to a poll ...

The Guardian - UK

We did not do impact assessment of winter fuel payment cut, No 10 admits

Spokesperson for Keir Starmer says focus was instead on encouraging pensioners to seek additional support

The Guardian - UK

Can UK avoid national debt almost tripling over next 50 years?

OBR report is not all doom and gloom, but preventing debt rising to 274% of GDP would require tough action

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England waters down plans to impose tougher capital rules on UK banks

Chancellor says revision of how much lenders must set aside to cope with future crises will bolster growth

The Guardian - UK

Surge in larger homes for sale amid capital gains tax fears, Rightmove says

Speculation Rachel Reeves to raise tax in budget thought one reason for some homeowners cashing out

The Guardian - UK

Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds

Detailed analysis warns Keir Starmer it will take longer than five years to get waiting times back on track

The Guardian - UK

Triple lock won’t save pensioners from Labour’s winter fuel blunder

Letters: Melanie Henwood on the impact that the government’s decision will have this winter on those who are old and cold. Plus letters from Pauline Cartwright and Paul Marsden

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