Louise Sandher-Jones

Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour — North East Derbyshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 19 March 2025

Debate

Winter Fuel Payment

Contribution

I thank the hon. Member for his comment. It is important to stress that this was a policy that the Labour party brought in, and the Conservative party voted against it at the time. The inheritance that this Government got from the previous Government was so dire—we really cannot forget how big a black hole £22 billion is. The economic situation of this country as a whole, and the finances that the Government inherited, meant that even the Labour party knew we had to make tough choices that we would never had made if we had had the inheritance we gave to the Conservatives in 2010.

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