Britain would have faced a run on the pound, higher interest rates and an economic crunch had Chancellor Rachel Reeves not scrapped a winter fuel...

Britain would have faced a run on the pound, higher interest rates and an economic crunch had Chancellor Rachel Reeves not scrapped a winter fuel...

Chancellor tells meeting of parliamentary Labour party there will be more difficult decisions to come

Whatever Rachel Reeves may achieve, she will always be known for this

Furore over cuts to the pensioner benefit is all the more potent when the left, right and centre can all find reasons to oppose the policy

Furore over cuts to the pensioner benefit is all the more potent when the left, right and centre can all find reasons to oppose the policy

Some Labour MPs are uneasy over the move to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.

Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs that axing allowance for all but poorest pensioners will help plug £22bn hole in finances

The Prime Minister said he had not received a report setting out the impact of the decision to means-test the payments.

Means-testing will hit up to 2 million people. Rachel Reeves would be wise to admit she was wrong