Jessica Asato was elected to parliament for the first time in July this year. Her suggestion of changes to the winter fuel payment cut could signal further difficulties coming down the road for Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves when MPs return to parliament next week.
A new Labour MP has written to the government calling for a rethink on the means testing of the winter fuel payment, Sky News has learnt. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced last month that the universal payment to pensioners, worth between £100 and £300, would be restricted to just those who receive pension credit in a bid to save more than £1bn. Concerns have been raised, however, that pensioners falling just outside the credit threshold could be left vulnerable.
'So she wants it to be given to people who apply for council tax reductions because they're on a lower income, which would widen the number of people who qualify for it.' As political correspondent and Sky News Daily host Liz Bates pointed out, it is notable that a Labour MP is raising her displeasure so early in their parliamentary career. It shows the government could have trouble with its parliamentary party when the House of Commons returns next week.
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