Government to loosen eligibility rules for pensioners in face of backlash against decision to means test benefitUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has confirmed that he wants more pensioners to be eligible for winter fuel payments after a backlash against one of the most unpopular policies of the Labour government.The prime minister indicated in the Commons that he would look again at the £11,500 threshold over which pensioners are no longer eligible for the allowance, as he tries to win back public support and quell a growing Labour backbench rebellion over benefit cuts. Continue reading...