Winter Fuel Payment 2024/25 Vote. An attempt by the conservatives to prevent cuts to the winter fuel allowance has been rejected in the commons, with mps voting 348 to 228 against the motion. Held on 10 september 2024 at 14:59

Mps voted 348 to 228 to axe the payment for all but the country’s poorest pensioners, rejecting a tory bid for the controversial policy to be blocked. We’ll be closing our live coverage shortly following this afternoon’s vote on the government’s winter fuel payment plans.