Daily Express – We’re not greedy! Britain’s elderly will do deal on fuel support
The Daily Express reports Britain’s pensioners have urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support a compromise deal that would mean only the well-off lose winter fuel payments.
Prince William’s new beard makes the splash as well as continued reports on MPs holding a vote on assisted dying.
Rachel Reeves faces mass protests over brutal plan to cut Winter Fuel Payments
BRITAIN’S fair-minded pensioners have urged Sir Keir Starmer to back a compromise deal that would mean only the well off losing winter fuel payments.
An independent survey carried out for Silver Voices has highlighted the level of concern about the Government’s money saving measure.
Nearly 3,000 members took part, the largest response in the group’s history, and nine in ten opposed the reforms that will leave some retirees £300 worse off.
But they also overwhelmingly supported a possible compromise to protect older people on modest incomes, with 94% in favour of it being taken off wealthy pensioners paying higher rate tax.
Silver Voices Director Dennis Reed said: “Our members support the continuation of the universal payment, but they are not greedy, in order to provide a get-out for Labour, we suggest a new cut-off point for this benefit at the level of the higher rate of tax.
Terminally ill Esther Rantzen issues heartbreaking plea to MPs: ‘Just do me one favour’
Dame Esther Rantzen has asked MPs to do her a “huge favour” and propose a new law decriminalising assisted dying.
The terminally ill campaigner wants the new Parliamentary session to herald a watershed moment in the push for the right to die.
And she called on MPs entering a lottery to introduce bills to think of the far-reaching consequences for her, and millions living with terminal illnesses.
Dame Esther, 84, who has stage 4 lung cancer, said: “What we terminally ill need is to be allowed the hope that if life becomes intolerable, we can ask for help to leave it. But the law here makes that impossible.
“I have a huge favour to ask the MPs who are taking part this week in the ballot for the Private Member’s Bill. If you win, please can you propose a new law to decriminalise assisted dying?
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 06 September 2024.
Friday’s headlines reflect a variety of domestic and international news stories. Several of the papers continue coverage of the Grenfell inquiry report which was published on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, domestic politics is splashed across several papers. The tabloids feature showbiz and royal news – with many of the papers across the spectrum this morning featuring a picture of Prince William.