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Privacy NoticeMartin Lewis was visibly incensed on this morning’s Good Morning Britain as he confronted Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy about the contentious cuts to winter fuel payments. The finance guru pressed Lisa, who he said had once been an advocate for the poorest, questioning why she was now “defending” Labour’s controversial stance. In a passionate address, show host Martin argued that numerous pensioners might be oblivious to the changes, insisting that Lisa should send them “bl***y letters”, quickly adding an apology for his wording. Despite Martin’s approach, Lisa stood her ground calmly, sidestepping blame for the potential repercussions of the policy.
Good Morning Britain discussed the cuts to winter fuel payments
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“You have gone from 20,000 people a month claiming pension credit to 40,000 people a month claiming pension credit, but there are 780,000 people. You would need an exponential rise in the number of people claiming pension credit for those pensioners this year. We have to accept; you have to accept,” said Martin. “There will be hundreds of thousands of the poorest pensioners earning under 11,000 a year, which you will not reach this year. You are taking money out of their hand,” reports the Express. He then challenged her bluntly. “Do you accept the truth? The reality is… I am saying it, Age UK is saying it. So, let’s be honest: you are willing to accept the collateral damage of pensioners not getting the winter fuel payment,” he said. Sign up to OK’s TV newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free
Lisa Nandy spoke about Labour’s stance on the topic
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In her response on the show, Lisa replied: “No, I am not willing to accept that. It is one of the reasons we have extended the cut-off point to apply until April next year. So even if people don’t realise it right now despite this conversation happening on national media, they can still apply and have it backdated.” The intense debate between the pair sparked a frenzy on social media, with viewers rushing to X, formerly known as Twitter, to voice their opinions. One person aired their grievances and wrote: “Martin Lewis’ behaviour was shameful this morning. I am extremely disappointed by this situation with pensioners at the moment. However, the way he spoke to Lisa Nandy, swearing and raising his voice, was unacceptable. His arrogance and rudeness is unacceptable, no matter the topic!”
Viewers took to social media to express their opinions on Martin’s words
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Meanwhile, another user weighed in: “Yes, Martin quite rightly gave Lisa Nandy a grilling, however, I NEVER saw him speak to any member of the disgraceful Tory government in this way, more’s the pity.” An impressed viewer shared: “I’m not a regular viewer but I caught the interview. One of the best grillings I’ve seen since Paxman. Skewered @lisanandyand wouldn’t let her obfuscate. Half a million pensioners are collateral damage because of @UKLabour.” A fourth shared: “Lisa Nandy using doublespeak, claiming Labour is “protecting poor OAPs” (by filling a £22bn black hole with their money) Encourages OAPs to put on their heating because they can still claim next April so how many won’t because they’re scared they won’t qualify/don’t trust Labour?” A fifth viewer fumed: “Well what can I say. Labour used to be for the working class. Why has she come on GMB and announce money for the film industry. Thanks for grilling her.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnGood Morning BritainMartin Lewis
