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Minister insists winter fuel payment cuts will not be 'watered down'
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September 11, 2024
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Sep 11, 20248:08Now PlayingHousing minister Matthew Pennycook has insisted that plans to means test winter fuel payments will not be watered down after 53 Labour MPs did not vote on the motion.
Asked whether Labour will change the proposal in the wake of this, Mr Pennycook told Sky News: "We're not going to water down that policy, we think it's the right decision to make."
He added: "It's a decision we took with a heavy heart, we never expected to do it."
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