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How Labour could change the winter fuel payment after election backlash

How Labour could change the winter fuel payment after election backlash

Labour is reportedly considering reinstating the benefit - but how would they do it? The i Paper explores some potential options

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Pro-Trump legal group sues Chief Justice Roberts over denied records request

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Canadian Prime Minister Carney will meet with Trump, hoping to ease trade war tensions

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Air travelers without REAL ID to face extra screening but will be allowed to fly for now, DHS says

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Trump meets with freed Russian American who was detained abroad for over a year

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Where Donald Trump stands with Americans 15 weeks into his 2nd presidency

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Speaker Johnson gives verdict on House plan to impeach judges blocking Trump

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