No 10 ‘completely tone deaf’ on harm caused by winter fuel cut, critics say

<p>Polling finds two-thirds of voters would back a rethink on the policy and would not see it as a sign of weakness </p><p>Downing Street has been accused of being “completely tone deaf” over the damage wreaked by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/19/winter-fuel-payment-cuts-may-force-100000-pensioners-below-poverty-line">winter fuel cuts</a> as new polling suggested two-thirds of voters would back a rethink on the policy.</p><p>Senior Labour ministers have privately warned the policy is an electoral disaster while Eluned Morgan, the Welsh first minister, said she was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/welsh-labour-first-minister-says-she-is-losing-patience-with-starmers-policies">“losing patience” with UK Labour</a> as she urged the government to think again.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/no-10-completely-tone-deaf-on-harm-caused-by-winter-fuel-cut-critics-say">Continue reading...</a>