{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6840625f44362f4720f6a046?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Millions more pensioners to get winter fuel payments in major U-turn","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1749049417562-2c032215-3eb7-4c0e-818c-476d0bee3c40.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed what to expect in the upcoming spending review - including that winter fuel payments will be restored to some pensioners this year, in a government u-turn on the allowance cuts.</p><p><br></p><p>To run us through the latest, we're joined by The Standard's Chief Political Correspondent, Rachael Burford.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, in part two, we’ll be exploring whether monogamy is still a realistic, with culture writer Claudia Cockerell.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pensioners-winter-fuel-payments-reeves-spending-review-b1231164.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pensioners-winter-fuel-payments-reeves-spending-review-b1231164.html</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-monogamy-modern-relationships-b1230343.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-monogamy-modern-relationships-b1230343.html</strong></a></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}