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

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.”

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