‘There will be more deaths’: Former Labour MP John McDonnell tells LBC he will not vote to scrap winter fuel benefits

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Keir Starmer says pensioners can freeze to death and poor children can starve and be condemned to failure and misery all their lives.
Keir Starmer says pensioners can freeze to death and poor children can starve and be condemned to failure and misery all their lives.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/john-mcdonnell-winter-fuel-payments-cut-benefits-labour

The left-wing MP told Lewis Goodall on LBC that he will not vote for the changes if there is no adjustment before they are put before Parliament.

Mr McDonnell said: “I will vote against it. We’ve had 14 years of austerity I don’t think my community can cope with it anymore.

“My fear is, as a result of this, there will be more deaths.”

On the policy, Mr McDonnell added: “It’s the wrong route to go down – it will disillusion people. This is not what a Labour government should be doing I’m afraid.

“My fear is there may be other austerity measures coming down the track”.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/john-mcdonnell-winter-fuel-payments-cut-benefits-labour

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