Reform turns up the heat on Labour over Winter Fuel Payments

TODAY, all five Reform MPs stood against Labour’s war on pensioners, and voted against the cuts to the Winter Fuel Payments in Parliament today.

The Labour Party’s own research claimed that cutting the Winter Fuel Payments could kill up to 4,000 old people, yet they’ve ploughed ahead regardless say Reform.

This hits people like 99-year-old British war hero, Jim O’Dwyer, who is one of the last living Lancaster bomber pilots, is among the nine million OAPs set to lose out on the cash.

The government’s decision to slash this vital lifeline was debated and voted on in the House of Commons today, with Reform UK MPs standing firmly against the proposed cuts.

Commenting after the vote, Reform MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, James McMurdoch said:

“Keir Starmer entered office on promises to protect pensioners. A promise broken almost immediately. Labour MPs today put party loyalty above the well-being of our elderly. By voting for these cuts or abstaining, they’ve shown a shameful disregard for the needs of millions of pensioners.

“Cutting foreign aid, which we are legally able to do, would save billions of pounds, money that could and should be used to protect our pensioners during the coldest months of the year.

“Labour are bending over backwards to appease the unions, while at the same time taking money out of thousands of pensioners pockets and creating a miserable winter for millions more. This socialist and incompetent government is putting their party donations before our most vulnerable.

“Our pensioners should not have to face a bleak and unsecure winter because of this government’s political choices. There are far better ways to save money that don’t involve targeting our elderly population.

“Only Reform UK will properly support our pensioners and ensure they are prioritised going forward.”