Pat McFadden: government’s targets will be meaningless unless they reverse disastrous mistakes

2 Dec 2024

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to Pat McFadden on the Laura Kuenssberg show on the government's plan for change, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:

“The government’s targets will be utterly meaningless unless they reverse the disastrous mistakes made so far.

“Scrapping the Winter Fuel Payment will force vulnerable pensioners to choose between heating and eating and their family farm tax risks a lost generation of farmers.

“Ministers must swallow their pride, recognise the damage that these proposals will do and scrap the family farm tax and reinstate Winter Fuel Payments.”

ENDS

 


 

 

Desks a computers in front of a wall painted with the bird of liberty

Back to press releases

View
A person using a laptop

Contact the press office

View

This website uses cookies

Like most websites, this site uses cookies. Some are required to make it work, while others are used for statistical or marketing purposes. If you choose not to allow cookies some features may not be available, such as content from other websites. Please read our Cookie Policy for more information.

Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the website to function properly.
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us to understand how our visitors use our website.
Marketing cookies are used by third parties or publishers to display personalized advertisements. They do this by tracking visitors across websites.