Starmer accused of ‘hiding’ assessment of winter fuel payment cut on pensioners – UK politics live

Rishi Sunak asks PM over previous Labour analysis linking the policy to 4,000 extra deaths a year

A new Labour pressure group aiming to take on the Nimbys" is being launched today, PA Media says. PA reports.

The Labour Infrastructure Forum (LIF) said it would challenge the government to push through the pain" to meet the party's manifesto commitment to get Britain building again.

Describing itself as a group of senior policymakers, industry experts and stakeholders from across the Labour movement", the LIF is backed by former shadow roads minister Bill Esterson and three new Labour MPs - Luke Murphy, Kirsteen Sullivan and Mike Reader.

Those of a certain age can remember when the TUC was immensely powerful and very, very political.

I've just got a sense that this TUC is now starting to flex its political muscles in a way that we haven't actually seen for decades in this country.