AT A time when there is a cost-of-living crisis, I would like to ask the local Labour Movement: Why do they support cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners on £11,500 per year. Whilst Rachel Reeves, receives a salary of £150,000 PA and her husband on £170,000 PA.

I would like to ask the Andover Labour Movement to have a question and answer session with local people who are affected by this decision, to explain why they and their voters all support this decision.

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It is only fair that as they would hold the local government in North West Hampshire to account, as the representatives of the national government in the local area they should also be held to account, to refuse to meet with local people would be hypocrisy, as they would expect the same from the other side.

Luke Hysted

Elm Bank Road

Andover

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