Pensioners 'will be better off this winter than they were last winter', Wes Streeting says

Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has reiterated a claim by Sir Keir Starmer that pensioners will be better off under the Labour Party.

This is despite plans by the party to means test the winter fuel payment, which will remove the benefit from millions of elderly people.

He tells Sky News: "The Conservatives left a £22bn hole in the public finances. They weren't straight with the British people ahead of the general election"

He added, "They were spending like there was no tomorrow, because I think they were assuming that for the Conservative government, there was no tomorrow."

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[SandraUPG]

I'm tired of paying for India's space programme.

[jacquisimpson]

Taking away the winter fuel allowance from the elderly while keeping young men who are in this country illegally in centrally heated hotels is just plain wrong. Wrong ethically, morally just wrong.

[varadharajannadarajah]

"How to make someone better by forcing them into poverty?" - A lesson from labour

[SandraUPG]

So they get a pay rise of of £4.00 per week next April, , , and £300 taken off them now, , but he thinks they will be better off this winter, , the man is a complete and utter fool

[donalobrien]

OVERHEARD
At New Labour Conference in relation to Britains AGED/ELDERLY.
Should they fell COLD/ILL let them retire to their BEDS.
That's the Thanks they Receive for Paying their way all through their Working Lives.
Unbelievable

[annealbrecht]

Vote Reform in May 2025 it’s the only way forward. After watching this guy it is really scary that Labour is running this country

[gftjghdt]

Labour don't care about pensioner's they have made that clear from the start

[PaulDyas-yh]

Will pensioners be able to afford sausages 😋

[shirleygeddes]

Is there going to be painful decisions for those in hotels 😮

[fortlast]

I'm sure there is a black hole in the Finances but they should be honest in how they come to figure of £22 billion.

[leehenry]

They just spent £11.6 billion within weeks which we all have to pay for

[bcfc]

he a parrot!! Keeps on repeating the same garbage, the same lies!!

[themanfromuncle]

What the politician failed to mention was pensioners will be better of this winter because they wont need to make a choice between heating and heating thanks to the Labour party because they will die from starvation and hypothermia at the same time thanks to Reeve's and Starmer.

[malp]

"The Pensioners will be better off this Winter because we will keep Pension payments subject to the Tories triple lock and by the way cancel the Winter Fuel payments". Brilliant! Who are these morons?

[RekhaBapodra-cq]

We are not even getting minimum wage how can we be better off. Remove tax from pensioners as well.

[Rancid-wdty]

No way am I watching Streeting talk, imagine another hour like Sir Narcissist the sausage saviour hell

[martinjohncassidyCASSIDY]

Any policy on illegal entry to the uk. Like simply stopping them entering our borders.

[graemeshort]

This MP talks about Public spending. Please do it modistly and wisely STOP Rayners vanity projects get a grip of freebe's and develop a culture of truth and honesty cut the recycled BS

[mickjam-bc]

They stop the winter fuel payment and pensioners will be better off really i'm missing something

[TZplayer]

Anybody left in Lebanon is their choice. Let them get on with it.
Streeting is an odious little yesman