Rachel Reeves stands by winter fuel cuts
Labour conference live: Rachel Reeves stands by winter fuel allowance cut as nurses reject 5.5% pay rise
Sir Keir Starmer will warn he is making tough decisions towards a “new Britain” and cannot offer “false hope” about the challenges ahead.He will address Labour delegates in Liverpool on Tuesday in his first party conference speech as prime minister.
Rachel Reeves digs in over cuts to winter fuel payments but unions to get showdown vote at Labour rally
The Chancellor was also seeking to lift economic hopes in her speech to Labour’s conference after warning of tough choices ahead
Blackpool Tories anger after bid to challenge Rachel Reeves over winter fuel allowance cuts is refused
Tories have accused Labour of letting vulnerable pensioners in the town down after councillors refused to back calls for the council to challenge the Government's decision to cut back the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – Labour conference live
Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel payments. Early evening summary 18:20 Rachel Reeves has defended her decisions to cut the winter fuel allowance and abandon infrastructure projects as she argued the decisions taken in the early weeks of the Labour government would pave the way to a more optimistic economic future.
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Rachel Reeves is set to use her first speech at a Labour conference to vow there will be "no return" to austerity under a Labour government. The chancellor is expected to declare that her first budget, due on October 30, will not be an austerity measure, and instead will “rebuild Britain” and deliver the change they promised the electorate.
Labour conference live: Crowd boos winter fuel allowance debate delay ahead of Rachel Reeves’s speech
Crowd boos winter fuel allowance debate delay ahead of Rachel Reeves’s speech - Reeves says cutting winter fuel allowance to the poorest pensioners was the right decision ahead of keynote speech in Li
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To fix the housing crisis, Rachel Reeves should change the fiscal debt rule
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What is austerity – and why is Rachel Reeves accused of bringing it back?
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Rachel Reeves Has Six Weeks to Lift UK Mood With New Economic Plan
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All the changes Rachel Reeves could make to pensions in the Budget
It would mean higher rate payers, those earning over £50,271, will pay an effective 10 per cent tax charge on their pension ...
Kirkstall Road: Chancellor Rachel Reeves describes 'huge potential' in Leeds for building new homes
New homes would breathe life into derelict sites in Leeds, the Chancellor has said in an exclusive interview with the ...
Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to loosen the purse strings – here’s why it’s not that easy
A group of economists wants Reeves to raise public investment – but her plans so far point to a tight squeeze on spending.
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Debate On Productivity: Rachel Reeves vs Flexible Working
British finance minister Rachel Reeves voiced concerns about the impact of working from home on productivity, contrasting ...
Rachel Reeves says tough choices will be worth it
Rachel Reeves has promised Britain’s “best days lie ahead” as she sought to strike a more optimistic tone in her first speech ...