MPs to get vote on winter fuel payment cut

Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, has announced that MPs will be given the chance to vote on whether to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. A motion relating to the changes will be debated on 10 September. The vote will not be substantive, but give an indication of how MPs feel on the allowance. The move comes after the Conservatives and Lib Dems called for a vote on axing the payments, but the government had previously refused to hold one. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-cutting-winter-fuel-payments-will-stabilise-the-economy-13208429 #Labour #winterfuel #skynews 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