Treasury has tried to push previous chancellors to means-test winter fuel allowance
by Jessica Elgot from World news | The Guardian on (#6QKDT)
Policy always shot down immediately' by Tories but was part of prepared series of options presented to Rachel Reeves, insiders say
It is often said there is never anything new in politics. And for old hands in Whitehall, there is nothing new about the Treasury's sights being set on the winter fuel allowance.
The difference this time is that the arguments about the merits of means-testing the winter fuel allowance are playing out in the front pages of national newspapers and among jittery Labour MPs who face a crunch vote on Tuesday.
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