Winter Fuel vote: Cut will be deeply worrying to millions

Responding to the vote to cut the Winter Fuel Payment, Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain MP said:

“Millions of pensioners will be left deeply worried about how they will get by this winter with this cut to the Winter Fuel Payment. So many pensioners are already facing another winter of a cost of living crisis and this will make things worse.

“The damage left by the Conservatives to our economy is unforgivable but cutting payments to vulnerable pensioners is no way to bring about the change the country deserves.

“Liberal Democrat MPs proudly opposed the government today and stood up for the many pensioners across the country who are now at risk of an even bigger winter cost of living crisis.

“We’ll keep fighting this cut tooth and nail any way we can; we’ll continue to be a constructive opposition to the new government and we’re fighting for the real change people want to see.”