Keir Starmer accused of 'shocking betrayal' on winter fuel allowance as he suffers first defeat in House of Lords
The administration had earlier seen off a Conservative backbench bid in the unelected chamber to scupper the measure outright by 138 votes to 30, majority 108
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Keir Starmer suffered his first defeat in the House of Lords last night as peers condemned the winter fuel payment axe.
A motion 'regretting' the controversial move to strip the allowance from 10million pensioners was passed by 164 votes to 132. ---More...
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