Keir Starmer has announced a partial climbdown on winter fuel payments.Keir Starmer is under pressure to immediately U-turn on his winter fuel payment policy amid fears the climbdown may not kick in this year.The prime minister confirmed yesterday that he wanted more pensioners to become eligible for the support, which is worth up to £300 a year.He said any final decision would be taken at a “fiscal event”, which has been widely interpreted as meaning the autumn Budget.But that has led to fears that any changes may not kick in in time for next winter.HuffPost UK can now reveal that senior Labour figures are urging Downing Street to implement the changes within weeks.They believe that unless it is done swiftly, Starmer could be left in the worst of all worlds, having announced a climbdown but then delayed implementing it.One source said: “The policy was such a daft bloody thing to do in the first place. Now they have done a U-turn, just get on with it.“They need to get on with it so pensioners get it this winter, otherwis
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