Played a role in ending it. Everyone of you who took to the streets or the doorsteps of your communities to remove the burden of tory rule from our shoulders. But even more importantly, i would like to thank everyone of you who held the social fabric of this country together through iii years where it came under relentless attack. The cleaners, the carrots, nurses, physios, shop workers, drivers, builders, cooks, farmers, retailers, warehouse workers, technicians, teachers and teaching assistants. I could go on. The Working People who got us through the pandemic, and so much more. The backbone of this country. The chance we now have, the opportunity to rebuild britain, that hope is here because of those efforts. So, Thank You all for everything you do and have done for our country. But now the job of rebuilding begins. I have to level with you. As i did on the streets in Downing Streetjust over you. As i did on the streets in Downing Street just over two months ago. This will take a wh
The Labour Leader said the government will not risk ecOnomic stability when negotiating public Sector Pay deals. The warning On the government s fiscal positiOn came ahead of a cOntroversial vote in the commOns On its policy to remove the Winter Fuel Allowance from some pensiOners. Sir Keir Starmer said he understood the Pressure Families faced. I said he understood the Pressure Families faced. Families faced. I see the nurses. Families faced. I see the nurses, the families faced. I see the nurses, the teaching nurses, the teaching assistants, the carers, who cant afford to get their boiler fixed. , cant afford to get their boilerfixed. , or buy cant afford to get their boiler fixed. , or buy their kids a new school uniform. I see them. I see the Public Sector demoralised, burnt out in some places. Ripped by a Recruitment And RetentiOn crisis that holds back your ability to do what we all believe in. The service of Working People. Isee believe in. The service of Working People. I see
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
Of the build up to tonights crucial president ial debate in philadelphia, but were going top start this hour with the first real test of authority for the new uk government. This is the scene in the House Of Commons where mps are about to Vote are voting on the plan to scrap Winter Fuel payments for millions of Pensioners. Its been hugely controversial. It means that more than Nine Million Pensioners will no longer be eligible for up to 300 pounds this winter. Lets go stright to westminster and our deputy political editor, Vicky Young. Westminster and our deputy good westminster and our deputy afternoon. Just set Th Scene good afternoon. Just set the scene for hours. Mps have started that Vote and there is No Doubt it is going to be an awkward afternoon for the government but it is worth emphasising that this new Labour Government has a huge majority so there is no chance of them losing their state which means that this change will go ahead but, as you say, it has proved pretty controv