Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at last year's Labour conference.Rachel Reeves has been involved in talks on whether the government should change its policy on winter fuel payments, HuffPost UK has learned.It comes amid growing anger among Labour MPs at the electoral damage being done by the policy.They made clear their concerns to Pat McFadden, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, at a meeting in parliament on Wednesday.Several MPs pointed out that the policy, which saw 10 million OAPs lose their winter fuel payments, is being raised on the doorsteps by voters and is one of the main reasons why Labour were routed at last week’s local elections.The chancellor announced last July that the payout would be means tested, with only those pensioners on incomes of less than £11,500 still receiving it.
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