The Guardian – PM defiant on winter fuel cut as MPs prepare to vote
The Guardian says the prime minister is staying defiant on the winter fuel payment cut – with Keir Starmer set to restate the government’s tough economic message in a speech to the Trade Unions Congress. The paper adds the chancellor faced down would-be rebels in a private meeting on Monday, and restated the move was necessary to help plug a £22bn black hole in the public purse.
A large image of Prince William, Princess Kate and their children features on the front splash as the princess announced – via a video – that she has completed her cancer treatment in a highly personal update for the public.
PM defiant on winter fuel cuts as MPs prepare to vote
Labour MPs ahead of the crunch vote on the government’s controversial plan to scrap the winter fuel allowance.
Rachel Reeves told a gathering of the parliamentary Labour party that the move was necessary, despite fears about the impact on millions of less-well-off pensioners, as it would help to plug a £22bn gap in the public finances.
She also warned that there would be more difficult decisions to make on the economy, despite dozens of Labour MPs considering abstaining in Tuesday’s vote to cut the £300-a-year payment for all but the poorest pensioners.
Keir Starmer, meanwhile, is set to stick to the same theme by doubling down on the government’s tough economic message in a major speech to the Trades Union Congress, where he will say that “hard graft” is necessary to turn around the public finances.
Princess of Wales ‘cancer free’ after completing chemotherapy
The Princess of Wales has said she is doing what she can to “stay cancer free” after completing chemotherapy treatment and is planning to return to limited public engagements in the coming months.
In a video message released by Kensington Palace on Monday, Catherine said she was relieved that her course of preventive chemotherapy was over after an “incredibly tough” and “scary” nine months for her and her family.
“Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus,” she said.
The princess added that her “path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes”. She referred to “stormy waters” and an unknown road ahead.
Catherine had begun working from home on some projects and would return to a “light programme of external engagements for the remainder of the year”, the palace said.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 10 September 2024.
Princess Kate leads Tuesday’s front pages with the news that she has completed her chemotherapy course. Images of the Princess of Wales, Prince William and their children lead all the papers.
Tuesday’s Commons vote on the winter fuel allowance is splashed on many papers this morning! Several publications suggest the government will face a rebellion in the Commons whilst others look at union warnings to avoid deep cuts.