Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of "hiding" the impact of the Government's winter fuel payment cuts amid fears the policy will cause an increase in pensioner deaths.Former prime minister Rishi Sunak highlighted Labour research from 2017 which claimed Conservative plans to scrap the winter fuel payment for better-off pensioners could lead to almost 4,000 additional deaths over winter.Outgoing Tory leader Mr Sunak asked whether the Government believes the numbers are predicted to be higher or lo

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of "hiding" the impact of the Government's winter fuel payment cuts amid fears the policy will cause an increase in pensioner deaths.Former prime minister Rishi Sunak highlighted Labour research from 2017 which claimed Conservative plans to scrap the winter fuel payment for better-off pensioners could lead to almost 4,000 additional deaths over winter.Outgoing Tory leader Mr Sunak asked whether the Government believes the numbers are predicted to be higher or lower this year, with Prime Minister Sir Keir focusing on increases to the state pension when answering in the Commons.