Around 64,000 pensioners in the Bradford District will now lose up to ÂŁ300 in Winter Fuel Payments after Labour MPs voted to scrap the scheme in the House of Commons on 10 September.
In total, 347 Labour MPs, voted to cut the payments, despite warnings that pensioners would be forced to choose between heating and eating this winter.  
Keighley and Ilkley’s MP Robbie Moore joined MPs from across the country this morning, voting to keep the payments, saying he would continue to fight to help protect vulnerable older people during the winter and will lobby the Government to change their plans
Bradford District MPs Imran Hussain (Bradford East - Independent), Naz Shah (Bradford West - Labour) and Judith Cummins (Bradford South - Labour) all abstained, whilst Anna Dixon (Shipley - Labour) was the only Member in the District to vote to cut winter fuel payments.
Speaking in the House of Commons Chamber, Mr Moore said:
“To strip this support away is not just a fiscal misstep; it is a moral failing. The government may speak of tough choices, but after today’s vote, the real tough choice will be for pensioners—whether to heat their homes or go without.
I’m proud to have stood on right side of this argument, with the support of Age UK, Citizens Advice, the Centre for Ageing Better and hundreds of charities all in opposition to scrapping these vital payments.
It is worrying that the former Chief Executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, Shipley’s new MP Anna Dixon, was the only MP in Bradford District to vote specifically to cut the Winter Fuel Payment following today’s debate.
MPs across Bradford now owe it to pensioners to explain their votes.”
