Chancellor reluctantly tries to smooth things over but looks as if she can’t quite believe some of the nonsense she is saying

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that more than three-quarters of older people will get the allowance - worth up to £300 - this winter.

The Reform UK leader spoke in Port Talbot after the Chancellor confirmed a humiliating climbdown

Chancellor reluctantly tries to smooth things over but looks as if she can’t quite believe some of the nonsense she is saying

The Energy Secretary repeated the Government's claim that cutting the handout - worth up to £300 a household - last winter was needed to 'stabilise the economy'.

Energy secretary says chancellor did not make mistake in initial decision to remove benefit from most pensioners