Dozens of MPs refuse to back plans to cut winter fuel payments

Sir Keir Starmer has survived his second Commons rebellion in weeks. Dozens of his own MPs refused to support winter fuel payment cuts for most pensioners.
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But all but one of the rebels abstained, rather than actively voting against them, allowing the Government to win the vote easily. And ministers accused the Conservatives of faking outrage at the cut.
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