Streeting says public will thank Labour for scrapping winter fuel payments. source: Sky News
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00:00The Chancellor did protect winter fuel allowance for the poorest pensioners.
00:03There is the Warm Homes Discount people should see if they're eligible for.
00:08So in terms of protecting the poorest pensioners this winter, the government is taking action.
00:14Of course, that doesn't mean that getting rid of the winter fuel allowance for others
00:18has been a popular decision.
00:20But like many of the unpopular choices we've made in the last...
00:22Not necessarily amongst the nine million who took it away from, and particularly the ones
00:25who are just above that threshold.
00:27I mean, there is an issue here, isn't there?
00:29But bear in mind, we've kept the triple lock for pensioners, so it will continue to rise
00:33with the cost of living.
00:35And more generally, Trevor, there are decisions we've made in the last six months, like on
00:38winter fuel allowance or other measures to raise money in the budget that were unpopular.
00:43The reason we've been wanting to make unpopular decisions in the last six months is to get
00:48Britain out of the massive hole it was left in.
00:50So there might be unpopular decisions now, but I hope there'll be decisions that in the
00:54longer run people thank us for when they see the country improving.