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Sir Keir Starmer is standing firm in the dispute over scrapping winter fuel payments, with Downing Street stating that there was no consideration of softening the impact of cutting the allowance for all except the poorest pensioners at today’s Cabinet meeting. Home Office minister Dame Diana Johnson’s suggestion that the policy could be relaxed was dismissed by Government sources as a misstatement. The issue remains unresolved as questions arise regarding Dame Diana’s remarks and potential adjustments to the controversial proposal.
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