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Ministers faced backlash for winter fuel payment cuts aimed at pensioners, with accusations of misleading statistics and mismanagement affecting public confidence in government policy.
Tory MP Alicia Kearns emphasized the necessity for accurate data from ministers, arguing how can local citizens trust government actions if basic numbers are incorrect?
With millions of pensioners set to lose winter fuel help, there are calls for the government to genuinely protect vulnerable groups and reassess their financial strategies.
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