From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a tax cut of around £100 for 8 million pensioners.
The leader of Northumberland’s Conservative-led council administration has criticised the county’s MPs over their decision to cut to the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners.
Three of the MPs supported the cut, while Ian Lavery, the MP for Ashington and Blyth abstained on the vote, meaning Labour’s