LIVE: Keir Starmer GRILLED At Prime Minister's Questions Over Winter Fuel | 11-Sep-24 | #PMQs

Watch Prime Minister's Questions live from midday as Keir Starmer faces a grilling from MPs in the House of Commons.

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will not “water down” the decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners despite a revolt by Labour MPs and warnings about the impact it will have on the elderly.

Chancellor Ms Reeves insisted it is “absolutely right” to means-test the benefit, worth up to £300, in order to address the “black hole” in the public finances.

Despite the opposition to the measure, housing minister Matthew Pennycook said there are no plans to scale back the policy.

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[emlynpatterson]

There’s a black hole in finance but we’re up for giving more money to foreign governments to do a job they aren’t doing. Labour are an embarrassment.

[DaveT]

Farage asked his question and the PM danced around it. He talked without saying anything at all and then, as he did with every question he was asked, he turned it back around on the Tories. Nobody is asking about the previous government Starmer, we want to know why YOU are doing. If you listen to what he says, he talks in headlines. He will say a sentence designed to be put in the papers. Talks about reducing crime, okay Starmer, how about you elaborate on HOW you are going to do it instead of pandering to the papers?

[markh]

PMQs are a waste of time. They're just a bunch of children who never grew up. Constantly blaming each other rather than answering questions and solving problems.

[andyhellen]

Starmer and co are unable to answer any questions as they don't know the answers

[imbonkers]

What’s the point of pmqs when they don’t answer the questions 🙄

[craig]

Starmer needs to be stripped of his knighthood!!!

[Mary-lxzs]

SORRY STARMER WHAT ABOUT PROTECTING THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

[christophersmith-znkn]

Ask reeves about the £4400 she got towards energy before she axed the winter fuel help for pensioners.

[streetboardtorbay]

Labour left a note 14 years ago saying there is no money left.... Is Starmers mind foggy? Does he forget Labour ruined everything 14 years ago. Lol

[kirkiam]

Lies, bullshit, avoiding the questions, and holding the country down.

[bronte]

He is utterly revolting. Like a robot but with less empathy.

[TFO]

Good to know all the illegal immigrants will be lovely and warm in there free hotels and the lier two tier sir kier khan is like a broken record

[ians.]

Starmer will say “22 billion blackhole” for the next five years. Stop the crazy dash to net zero and concentrate on keeping our pensioners alive this and subsequent winters.

[brianthirling]

22 billion black hole labour created, spending money on other countries on vanity projects.

[BentzensEmporium]

Starmer will have to apologise this winter when pensioners die because they can't afford their heating. The "black hole" fantasy is becoming boring.

[boocollective]

Meeting Biden for a strategic discussion? Come off it, he can barely tie his shoes.

[suffolkdutch]

If I have to hear 22 billion black whole again worse than a bunch of kids, avoiding all questions .he has said it 3 times whilst iam typing.

[Samw]

I find it astonishing that every time someone mentioned the winter fuel payments being stopped for pensioners that nobody brought up the fact that Labour have given train drivers on 65k a year a 20% pay rise and failed to challenge Starmer on how he can do that but then say there is no other way around getting out of the debt we are in than to cut pensioners winter fuel payments? Absolute disgrace!

[Lonerstoner]

Starmer in one of his free suits amd glasses 👓 what a pos he will still claim his free fuel this winter 😢 while pensioners die

[Nellyf]

Stop sending money abroad and give it to the pensioners.