Yet again, this Labour government is taking aim at British pensioners. This time, Rachel Reeves has the state pension in her crosshairs, dragging millions of our poorest OAPs into a tax trap, slapping their pensions with basic rate tax once the state pension rises. Labour swore to protect the triple lock, but this is a knife in the back for our elderly and will hit those that are the least well off the hardest.
It’s no wonder they call him Keir Starmer the granny harmer. Pensioners are right to be fearful of this government. After pressure from Reform UK put an end to Reeves’ original plans to scrap the winter fuel payments, she is still trying her best to squeeze every penny from pensioners.
This is just one in a series of election pledges that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have broken one year into office.
They’ve imposed tax rises on working people, increased energy bills and completely lost control of illegal migration – all despite promises to the contrary during the general election.
It’s clear that Labour’s priorities do not lie with the people of Britain. They have no issue forking out tens of billions of pounds to needlessly surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
But when it comes to some of the most vulnerable, Reeves and Starmer treat them like cash cows rather than standing up for them.