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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Hughes

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Starmer rejects welsh leader s call to rethink winter fuel policy - The Untold Story

First Minister and Labour leader in Wales, Baroness Eluned Morgan, delivers a keynote speech marking one year to the 2026 Senedd election, at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for a U-turn over the decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners after Labour suffered a backlash at the ballot box.

The Prime Minister acknowledged his Government needed to “explain the decisions that we’ve taken” after a “disappointing” set of election results.

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