Around 16,614 pensioners in Broxbourne will now lose up to £300 in Winter Fuel Payment after Labour MPs voted to scrap the scheme in the House of Commons on 10 September.
In total, 347 Labour MPs voted to cut the payments, despite warnings that pensioners would be forced to choose between heating and eating this winter.
After the vote, which only came about after strong pressure from Conservatives, I expressed in Parliament my opposition to this decision, and pledged to continue the fight to help protect vulnerable older people during the winter.
I hope pensioners will not forget the decision by the Labour Government, which has been made while Labour’s union paymasters enjoyed above inflation pay rises.
This heartless decision just shows clearly where Prime Minister Keir Starmer's priorities lie, and it is not with the 16,614 pensioners who live here in Broxbourne.
Despite knowing older people will be struggling to pay to heat their homes this winter – their own report said so – Labour MPs still decided to take this money away from pensioners.
It has not taken long for Labour ministers and this Government to reveal their true colours.
I voted against this plan and will continue to support vulnerable pensioners through the winter months as best as I can.
