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
Debate in philidelphia. But lets start this hour, by going to westminster on A Busy Day of politics the result of the latest ballot in the conservative Leadership Race about to be announced. Let s go back to Vicki Young, our deputy political editor. Five candidates become four, Mel Stride being the lowest in terms of those ballots cast. Lets speak to our deputy political editor, Vicki Young whos inside parliament in central lobby for us. Tell us more. We didnt hear the results, tell us more. We didnt hear the results, unfortunately. L the results, unfortunately. Luckily, i have a colleague who is. We have the latest ballot whittling the numbers down from five to four. The result this time around was robertjenrick with 33. He was top last time and remains in that position. Again in the same position of second. James cleverly was 21, which i think is the same that he was last time around, Tom Tugendhat with 21, and as you say, that means that Mel Stride is eliminated, what this means now
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