Readers react to MP's 'disgraceful' winter fuel payment vote
READERS have had their say after Basingstoke's Labour MP, Luke Murphy, voted in favour of plans to scrap winter fuel payments for pensioners. As previously reported, Luke Murphy, who won the Basingstoke seat for Labour on July 4,
Did my MP vote for the winter fuel payment cut?
More than 50 Labour MPs defied Sir Keir Starmer and refused to back his plan to strip pensioners of the winter fuel allowance. Although the vote passed comfortably by 348 votes to 228, 52 of the Prime Minister’s MPs abstained and one voted against the policy.
Winter Fuel Payment vote: how did my MP vote on 2024 allowance payments cut amid backbench dissent - full list
Of the seven former Labour backbenchers who lost the whip for opposing the Government over the two-child benefit cap earlier this year, five – Apsana Begum, Zarah Sultana, John McDonnell, Ian Byrne and Richard Burgon – voted with the opposition.
How did my MP vote for the Winter Fuel Allowance motion? Full list of every MP's vote
The motion by the Conservative Party against the controversial policy was defeated by the Government - here's how every MP voted
How did your MP vote on the controversial winter fuel payment cuts?
A conservative motion to annul Labour’s plans to cut the winter fuel payments gave MPs a chance to vote on the controversial decision.
Labour MP blasted after previous pledge to vote against winter fuel cuts resurfaces
The Labour MP has come under fire after a 2017 picture emerged of him vowing not to back the removal of winter fuel payments.
Winter fuel payments: Just one Labour MP rebels in Commons vote on policy
Just one Labour MP rebelled against the government in a House of Commons vote on plans to means test the winter fuel payment to pensioners.
Winter Fuel Payment: Yorkshire's Jon Trickett is only Labour MP to vote against the government
West Yorkshire’s Jon Trickett was the only Labour MP to vote against the government’s plans to significantly cut back the number of pensioners who receive the Winter Fuel Payment.
Unite to push winter fuel vote at Labour conference
Despite criticism from opposition parties and unease among his own MPs, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended his cut in winter fuel payments, saying "tough decisions" are needed "to stabilise the economy".
Labour speaks out on new Winter Fuel Payment proposal linked to council tax
Suggestions to stop the means-testing measures going ahead and instead base eligibility on the lowest council tax bands have been put forward
Government decision to freeze winter fuel allowance gets cold shoulder from Tories
The Government has been slammed in no uncertain terms by Cornwall Council’s Conservative administration on its decision to cut the winter fuel allowance for most pensioners, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee Trewhela.
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