Watch again: Starmer addresses unions after pensioners’ winter fuel payment cuts backlash

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer addressed the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton on Tuesday, 10 September, after its president warned that a second wave of austerity will boost the rise of the far right in Britain’s left-behind communities. The prime minister is set to continue to back removing winter fuel payments from 10 million pensioners. Labour’s Cabinet is united behind plans to dramatically scale back the allowance, Downing Street has insisted amid mounting calls, including within party ranks, for the government to soften the policy. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / @independent Instagram / X (Twitter) / F