PM defends choices such as cutting winter fuel allowance as long-term remedies as polls show his popularity fallingKeir Starmer has said painful decisions such as cutting winter fuel payment to save £1.4bn a year are necessary as failure to act would be simply “putting a lick of paint over the damp”.The prime minister described the process of taking decisions “that aren’t going to be popular” as part of a strategy of “strip down the joint, rebuild the house”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/13/starmer-says-rebuilding-uk-means-painful-decisions-not-just-a-lick-of-paint
Author : Dan Sabbagh in Washington and Rowena Mason
Publish date : 2024-09-13 21:00:08
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Starmer says rebuilding UK means painful decisions, not just ‘a lick of paint’
