Streeting on Winter Fuel Payments: “beggars belief” that the Government is only now waking up to public’s “fury”

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to Wes Streeting’s comments this morning suggesting the Government may u-turn on their cuts to Winter Fuel Payments, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

“The Government’s cuts to Winter Fuel Payments have caused untold misery, with countless pensioners forced to choose between heating at eating.

“It beggars belief that the government is only now waking up to the public fury and damage they have caused.

“If Ministers want to show they have truly listened to the public after last week’s local elections, their first act should be to reverse these cuts in full. If they still want to reform it they should bring forward a different solution that protects struggling pensioners. The Liberal Democrats will push them every step of the way.”

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