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With a majority of 120 to the government, the policy will be implemented. A total of 52 Labour MPs, including 7 ministers, did not participate in the vote. Labour MP, Jon Trickett voted against the government. BBC News say that around 20 of the Labour MPs who did not participate have publicly expressed opposition to the policy previously. [8]
Limiting winter fuel allowance to the pensioners most in need is a “tough decision” aimed at improving living standards, Sir Keir Starmer said as another of his MPs said they would not back ...
The Winter Fuel Payment is a state benefit paid once per year in England and Wales [1] ... in 2013 about 1 million of 3 million eligible people did not claim pension ...
The basic annual salary of a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons is £91,346, plus expenses, from April 2024. In addition, MPs are able to claim allowances to cover the costs of running an office and employing staff, and maintaining a constituency residence or a residence in London.
It is expected to reduce the number of pensioners in receipt of the up to £300 payment by 10 million, from 11.4 million to 1.5 million, saving around £1.4 billion this year.
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A Tory motion aimed at blocking the policy was rejected by MPs on Tuesday, with a majority of 120, but some Labour backbenchers had said they felt unable to back the cut, which will see millions ...
The Palace of Westminster, in which the Houses of Parliament are based This article lists the published allegations of expenses abuse made against specific members of the British Parliament in the course of the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal. While the majority of these were first made public by The Daily Telegraph on or after 8 May 2009, a few cases had already come to public ...