Starmer wants 'more pensioners' to get winter fuel payments in major U-turn

Sarah Owen (Lab) asked what the government will do to help struggling pensions. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub In response, Starmer said he wanted 'more pensioners' to get winter fuel payments. He added that the economy was improving and he wanted to ensure people, including pensioners, felt the benefits of that recovery. The prime minister said the government would make decisions at the next fiscal event, which would be the autumn budget. The announcement marked a significant U-turn as Downing Street had previously insisted the policy was not changing PMQs live: Keir Starmer faces questions from Kemi Badenoch ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/21/angela-rayner-leaked-memo-tax-rises-spring-statement-keir-starmer-pmqs-uk-politics-live#top-of-blog The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #pmqs #winterfuelallowance #keirstarmer #politics #uk #uturn