Rachel Reeves’s announcement that the winter fuel allowance will be means tested took Labour MPs by surprise, reports George Eaton.
“One said to me that announcing this cut in isolation is almost suicidal. Another said that they’ve had more letters on this issue than they have over any other issue for years, including the war in Gaza,” Eaton said on the New Statesman podcast.
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