Union sources claim vote has been delayed until Wednesday – after speeches from both Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer

The Chancellor was also seeking to lift economic hopes in her speech to Labour’s conference after warning of tough choices ahead

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a winter fuel payments protest by a major union which threatens to overshadow Labour's conference today. Scores of retired members of Unite will stage the demonstration outside the conference centre in Liverpool at lunchtime against the allowance cut.

Labour officials faced boos and jeers after unions complained about moves to delay a conference debate on winter fuel payment cuts. Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) put forward a motion calling for the decision to introduce means-testing for the benefit to be reversed.

The head of one of Britain's biggest trade unions will call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday to overturn his Labour government's decision to limit fuel payments to the elderly, describing the move as "cruel" towards the poorest in society.

Furious trade unions demanded answers from Labour this morning after party officials were accused of deliberately ducking a vote on the end of universal Winter Fuel Credit. Unite the Union and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) were left angry when a motion calling for the Government to U-turn on its decision was not selected to be voted on at

Unite is set to force a vote in Liverpool tomorrow to reverse the government's decision to scrap the winter fuel payment

A union chief has called on the PM to U-turn on his decision to strip millions of pensioners of winter fuel payments.

Unite union boss steps up call for Labour to reverse winter fuel allowance cut - Sharon Graham has described the policy as ‘cruel’.