Kemi Badenoch Called For Winter Fuel Payments To Be Means Tested, Unearthed Footage Shows

???? UPDATE: Kemi Badenoch suggested taking away winter fuel payments from wealthy retirees during her Conservative leadership campaign kickoff two years ago, but is now condemning Labour for doing just that.

Why don't we have a more advanced way to determine eligibility for benefits?

Rewrite of the tweet: The Politics UK Twitter account posted on September 3, 2024.

Kemi Badenoch has suggested that winter fuel payments for elderly individuals should be based on their financial circumstances, as seen in recently discovered video footage.

The top candidate to become the next leader of the Conservative Party has also expressed disapproval of the Labour government's choice to remove payments from all pensioners except the ones who are extremely poor.

However, according to the report from the Daily Telegraph, during the 2022 Conservative Party leadership competition, in which Badenoch was also a candidate, she informed journalists that she believed it was incorrect to provide the benefit - which could amount to £300 - to all pensioners in the nation.

She expressed that there is unnecessary excess in our government operations. People in her voting area have mentioned they do not require the winter fuel payments because they are financially stable. She questioned why we do not have a more advanced system for determining who truly needs assistance.

A person from the opposing group commented, "This is awful. The Labour party's choice to reduce the winter fuel payment was our best weapon against them. They will definitely use these remarks to their advantage."

Badenoch's spokesperson stated: "Kemi was talking about a discussion she had with a wealthy person living in her area, who mentioned that he donates his winter fuel payment to charity."

Kemi thinks it's a waste of money that belongs to taxpayers and the government should do a better job. On the other hand, the Labour party is removing winter fuel payments from those who require them, which Kemi sees as incorrect. She will continue to resist their strategy.

Kemi Badenoch's bid for leadership is already garnering attention for its unconventional approach of targeting a well-known celebrity.

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