Helen Whately MP (@helen_whately) 's Twitter Profile
Helen Whately MP

@helen_whately

MP for Faversham and Mid Kent. Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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calendar_today06-04-2010 21:28:13

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Labour minister confirmed this morning… When they cut the Winter Fuel Payment they KNEW thousands of the poorest pensioners would go without. They knew but they did it anyway.

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The chorus grows louder. But Keir Starmer still ignores them. When will he listen to the plight of the poorest pensioners who lost their winter fuel payments? We would never have gone ahead with this cruel change, and this shows exactly why 👇

The chorus grows louder. But Keir Starmer still ignores them. 

When will he listen to the plight of the poorest pensioners who lost their winter fuel payments? 

We would never have gone ahead with this cruel change, and this shows exactly why 👇
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As we suspected - looks like Labour's welfare cuts barely move the needle on jobs. In fact, they don't even make up for the 150,000 added to the unemployment figures since they took office... thetimes.com/article/8f0582…

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The Prime Minister's winter fuel U-turn was missing something... An apology. To the millions of pensioners they left in the cold this winter.

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Labour KNEW that thousands of vulnerable pensioners would miss out on the Winter Fuel Payment when they set the threshold... So why has it taken them nearly a year to admit their mistake?

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We cannot continue like this. Labour and Farage want to scrap the two-child cap, but have no plan to pay for it… 🚨The public are fed up of politicians making false promises. I won’t lie to get votes. We need to be honest. Government cannot and should not do everything.

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The benefits cap is founded on clear principles many people care about - like personal responsibility, fairness and living within our means. It looks like Reform and Labour are now competing to make spending promises the country can’t afford, and the cap will be a casualty.

The benefits cap is founded on clear principles many people care about - like personal responsibility, fairness and living within our means.

It looks like Reform and Labour are now competing to make spending promises the country can’t afford, and the cap will be a casualty.
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Still no apology from Keir Starmer over the weekend on Winter Fuel. Labour spent months telling people they didn't have a choice, but their U-turn proves otherwise...

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Nigel Farage is peddling fantasy economics. It is dishonest to promise everything to everyone with no credible plan to pay for it. As I said on Sky News, we need serious plans instead - and that’s what the Conservatives are working on.

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Spend Spend Spend was Nigel Farage MP ‘s message yesterday, dishing out billions in his big state speech. On Welfare, our benefits bill must come DOWN, but his policy costs £££ MORE. I know people are angry with us, but that doesn’t make Reform’s fantasy economics add up.

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Back in September, every Labour MP supported a cut to winter fuel. For months they ignored our warnings and ducked our scrutiny. Only now the damage is done, there’s news of a U-turn. For a policy that was never in their manifesto, this has been a botched job start to finish.

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Did Keir Starmer forget this morning that he’s the one in charge? He announced the U-turn on winter fuel payments and as Prime Minister, he decides who gets them! Pensioners deserve clarity - and an apology.

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Today I'm launching the Conservatives Work and Welfare survey 👇 We're building a welfare system fit for the 2030s - and want people across the country to have their say. If health impacts your work, or you're an employer - we'd love to hear from you policy.conservatives.com/welfare-survey

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Are the Conservatives the last ones standing on the two-child benefit cap? Rumours are that Keir Starmer will ditch it in YET ANOTHER broken promise. And Reform would scrap it with their fantasy economics. Here’s my 2 minute take on what’s going on - and why the cap matters.

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Too late for the 50,000 pensioners plunged into poverty and 100,000 extra pensioners went to A&E this winter. Yet still no apology? This has been a shambles from start to finish. And now this rushed reversal raises more questions than it answers.

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When will the Government say sorry to pensioners? Their winter fuel experiment has hurt people - but instead of admitting that and apologising, they're trying to pretend everything is going to plan. No one's buying it.

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'Labour should say sorry, and we got this wrong' Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately MP tells Sophy Ridge the government should apologise over its handling of the winter fuel payment policy. #PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d 📺 Sky 501

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Who is Rachel Reeves trying to fool when she says the economy is improving? Everything is going in the wrong direction - including surging unemployment revealed this morning.

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WATCH: Labour called out for pretending the economy is improving🫢 Claiming that's behind their winter fuel U-turn isn't fooling anyone.