The Lib Dem leader said Labour MPs and others across the House will be ‘genuinely worried’ about the move after correspondence with constituents.
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey has said his party will attempt to block the Government’s proposed move to end the winter fuel allowance to some pensioners, describing the move as the new administration’s “first big mistake”.
Ms Reeves defended that decision, which she blamed on a £22 billion black hole in the public finances inherited from the Conservatives, stating: “it’s not a decision I wanted to make.”The policy 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 some £1.4 billion this financial year.He told the BBC: “We haven’t had a vote. We haven’t had a proper debate.
Sir Ed said the party would be attempting to call for a vote on the measure in the two weeks after the Commons returns before going on recess again for party conference season.He said: “I think there’ll be some Labour MPs and MPs probably across all parties. I think people are genuinely worried. They’ll be talking to people in their constituencies. They’ll have heard the concerns of a number of the groups who represent pensioners.
As well as the expected rise in fuel costs coming into the winter months, the average household energy bill is to increase by £149 from October after Ofgem said it was increasing its price cap.
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