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MP Demands Chancellor Apology Over Pensioner Fuel Cuts

6/16/2025

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Saqib Bhatti, MP for Solihull East, passionately called on the Chancellor to apologize for the distress caused by cuts to Winter Fuel Payments affecting over 40,000 pensioners. While the Chancellor has now pledged up to £300 for all pensioners this winter, those earning above £35,000 will have to repay it next year, a move Bhatti claims is due to Conservative pressure.

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Saqib Bhatti, MP for Solihull East, passionately called on the Chancellor to apologize for the distress caused by cuts to Winter Fuel Payments affecting over 40,000 pensioners. While the Chancellor has now pledged up to £300 for all pensioners this winter, those earning above £35,000 will have to repay it next year, a move Bhatti claims is due to Conservative pressure.