Labour MPs voted to remove the winter fuel payment from all pensioners who are not claiming pension credit.
Rishi Sunak has accused Sir Keir Starmer of 'hiding' an impact assessment on the winter fuel payment cut for 10 million pensioners. Mr Sunak asked Sir Keir twice if he would publish an impact assessment on the policy after Labour MPs voted on Tuesday to push the cut through. However, Sir Keir responded by saying his government was left with no choice because Mr Sunak's administration had left the economy with a £22bn 'black hole'.
On Tuesday, Energy Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh said her department had assessed the impact the cut will have on pensioners living in fuel poverty. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said a document would be published 'in due course', prompting criticism from left-wing Labour MPs who said failing to publish the information prompts accusations the government is hiding details.
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