Labour 'had no choice' but to cut winter fuel payments, minister says
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds discusses MPs voting on cutting winter fuel allowance for thousands of pensioners and the ongoing prison crisis in England and Wales. Asked about the cut, Mr Reynolds told Sky News: "We have no choice." He added "I want to reassure people, first of all, and point out that pensions are higher this year and energy bills are lower, and that we are committed to the triple lock." Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-winter-fuel-payment-labour-keir-starmer-budget-tory-leadership-12593360 #skynews #labour #politics #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales
