As ministers voted today, they should be in no doubt, the firstjob is to keep people safe, them every single day, protect them every single day, they make the hardest budgetary decisions, harderthan they make the hardest budgetary decisions, harder than those of the treasury, because they have no choice and they have to put a roof over their head and they have to pay for their food. And they have to pay for their heating. We note that now the sums are not adding up and we are getting the letters coming in, and the constituents are scared and they are telling us they are frightened, as they will not switch to switch because they know if they do, they will have bills they cannot pay, and we need to protect those vulnerable people and i commend my friend for driving forward the ambition to get 880,000 pensioners signed up get 880,000 pensioners signed up to Pension Credit. I really hope that people will test the system and make sure they can. 243 system and make sure they can. 215 questio
Breaking news from here in the uk. Opposition mps in parliament have failed to block Government Plans to cut Winter Fuel payments for millions of pensioners. A total of 348 mp5 backed the government, with 228 supporting the opposition motion. It means the government won the vote with a majority of 120. As a result, an estimAted 10 Million pensioners wont get the payments to help with their winter heAting. Lets speak to our deputy political editor, Vicki Young whos inside parliament in central lobby for us. In terms of the Reaction Youve had so far, and a breakdown of the numbers, is it any clearer who voted against or abstained here . No, it isnt quite the short answer. Here . No, it isnt quite the short answer. We know one mp did vote against. Short answer. We know one mp did vote against. We short answer. We know one mp did vote against. We think short answer. We know one mp did vote against. We think thAt| did vote against. We think thAt is the only labour mp. WhAt you cant tell fro
Off into orbit in the hope over the next 2 months. Those released today had been senteneced to up to five Years Injail they have served 40 of their time rather than the usual 50 . Those jailed for more than 4 years for serious violent offences, Sex Offences and domestic abuse are not eligible for early release. The Justice Secretary says every available measure is being taken to protect the public. Heres our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. At wandsworth prison today. 0h . Inmates walking free early from their sentences, celebrating with their friends. Some Hiding Theirfaces as they left the jail. Lets go hi, lets go others making up for lost time with their partners, while a few were worried about their future. Im going to be sleeping on a bench tonight, do you know what i mean . Theres no messing about. Im going to go to probation, and if theyve gotten an address for me, im the pope. In liverpool, prisoners Coming Out weeks earlier than expected. Did you come out under the early Rel
Stay with us on Bbc News for continuing Coverage And Analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening. More than 1,700 prisoners in england and wales have been allowed out ofjail early today as part of a new Government Scheme to try to ease prison overcrowding. They had been sentenced to up to 5 Years Injail and have served 40 of their time rather than the usual 50 . They are just the first wave to be released early. Around 2000 more will follow over the next two months. The government says those jailed for more than 4 years for serious violent offences, or for sex offences and domestic abuse are not eligible for early release and that every available measure is being taken to protect the public. Heres our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. At wandsworth prison today. 0h . Inmates walking free early from their sentences, celebrating with their friends. Some Hiding Theirfaces as they left the jail. Lets go lets go home 0thers Making Up for lost time w
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