​Labour claiming they have grip on the economy is 'for the birds', Whately claims​

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The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary has launched a scathing attack on Chancellor Rachel Reeves, following the Government's reversal on Winter Fuel Payment cuts.Helen Whately told GB News: "I welcome the U-turn. Back when Labour made this announcement, they were going to cut the Winter Fuel Allowance for hundreds of thousands of pensioners."FULL STORY HERE.

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00:00You detect the howling screech of a U-turn from the Chancellor earlier on today.

00:05Will it be enough to satiate the voters or will never forgive her for it?

00:09Well, I mean, I welcome the U-turn.

00:11Back when Labour made this announcement they were going to cut the winter fuel allowance for hundreds of thousands of pensioners,

00:16we said it was the wrong thing to do and we've been campaigning for them to have a rethink and sort that out.

00:22So I can welcome that they've made a U-turn.

00:25But the suggestion that Rachel Reeves just made in that clip that it's because they've got the grip on the economy now is just for the birds.

00:32I mean, who does she think she is fooling on every single economic metric?

00:37Things are looking worse than when Labour got into government.

Labour claiming they have grip on the economy is 'for the birds', Whately claims

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