Labour MP Jeevun Sandher has insisted he is comfortable with the Government’s decision to slash Winter Fuel Payments for thousands of pensioners. Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have been on the defensive in recent weeks,

Labour frontbenchers and MPs have reportedly expressed fears that chancellor Rachel Reeves ’s “brutal” plan to scrap the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest pensioners will put more older people in hospital.

Labour MPs claimed more than £400,000 of taxpayers ’ money to heat their own homes over the last five years, as the party voted to cut Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners this month. Official figures reveal how much members who claim expenses for their London accommodation have been awarded over time, with some taking thousands.

Rachel Reeves defends £4,400 claim for heating her second home, as MPs vote to cut winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners. Read more on the controversy surrounding MPs' expenses.

This MP was the only Labour member to rebel against the government as the Conservatives tried to block the removal of the winter fuel payment allowance.

Millions of pensioners will miss out on the Winter Fuel Payment this year because of a rule change. But there are other payments available that could help you save on your energy bills

Pensioners have held a protest against the government's decision to cut winter fuel payments outside an MP’s office in South Yorkshire. Demonstrators held signs outside the Dinnington office of Jake Richards,

Fury at the cuts to winter fuel payments threatens to overshadow Sir Keir Starmer's first party conference as Prime Minister.The Labour leadership has been urged to "come to its senses" and prevent a "national emergency" as activists gather in Liverpool.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said 'the very wealthiest pensioners shouldn’t be in receipt of a free allowance' in an interview with the BBC