Pensioners protest against winter fuel cuts

 Pensioners gathered outside Parliament in London and the Northern Irish legislature in Belfast on Monday to protest the government's plans to scrap winter fuel allowances with banners that read "Defend the winter fuel payment," "Tax the rich," "Don't let us freeze" and "Reinstall the winter fuel pay".
The demonstration, which was organised by Unite the union together with the National Pensioners Convention and the Scottish Pensioners' Forum, called on Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer to not "be cruel — give us back our winter fuel."
Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, said Unite’s retired members were "furious and making their voice heard" outside Westminster in London and Stormont in Belfast, the seat of the devolved northern Irish parliament.
"They have to reverse the decision, it's really clear. We're the sixth richest economy in the world and we are picking the pocket of pensioners. It's totally and utterly wrong," she said.
Sputnik