How risky is Rachel Reeves's winter fuel U-turn?
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More details of Chancellor Rachel Reeves's spending squeeze next week are trickling out - including a U-turn on the winter fuel allowance, which we now know is happening in the spending review.
The political implications of the U-turn, rather than the broader spending review itself, threaten to dominate the political narrative for the next week and more.
How much pressure will that pile on Sir Keir Starmer and his chancellor?
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