Labour 'reviewing' pip and universal credit cuts with hopes they'll be scrapped

SIR KEIR STARMER CONFIRMED THE LABOUR PARTY GOVERNMENT WOULD U-TURN OVER THE WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE ON WEDNESDAY. 05:53, 22 May 2025 The Labour Party government could reportedly u-turn on

OTHER benefits cuts after a Winter Fuel Payment reversal. Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the Labour Party government would u-turn over the Winter Fuel Allowance on Wednesday. And now Labour

could review other benefit cuts, sources say. Sources say an improved economic landscape may lead to two-child benefit cap and health and disability cuts being revisited, according to the

Guardian newspaper. “We’re open to adapting policy as the circumstances allow. So when there’s an opportunity to make people better off, which is our central purpose, then we’re going to

take it,” a government source said. READ MORE UK TOURISTS IN SPAIN WARNED TO STOP BOOKING 'SEVEN, 10 OR 14 DAY STAYS' Any decision on this is likely to be taken “down the line”, a

government figure said. “The prime minister and chancellor are resolute in their determination to tackle child poverty and the spending review next month will be about making a down payment

on that promise,” a No 10 source said. Article continues below “This isn’t about fiddling around the edges but radical reform and investment in the places that can make a difference to a

child’s life chances.” “I recognise that people are still feeling the pressure of the cost of living crisis, including pensioners, as the economy improves,” Starmer told MPs at prime

minister’s questions on Wednesday. “We want to make sure people feel those improvements as their lives go forward. That is why we want to ensure that as we go forward, more pensioners are

eligible for winter fuel payments.” Article continues below “As the economy improves, we want to take measures that will impact on people’s lives, and therefore we will look at the

threshold, but that will have to be part of the fiscal event,” he added. Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, said: “The world’s longest U-turn continues. The prime minister has announced

the ‘concepts of a plan’ that have come far too late for the millions of pensioners forced to freeze in their own homes over the winter. “The least those people deserve is an apology for

this punitive policy and a serious proposal from the prime minister on how he will begin to pick up the pieces from his government’s disastrous decision. Not vague words that will take

months to materialise into something meaningful.”