Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has asked whether the Prime Minister thought it was right the winter fuel allowance is being cut while reportedly agreeing to pay Mauritius money for the Chagos Islands.He started by responding to an earlier question from Labour backbencher John Slinger (Rugby), who claimed Reform wanted to introduce an insurance-based system for using the NHS.Mr Farage said: “I can assure (him) that Reform want healthcare to be free at the point of delivery”, which prompted heckles of “nonsense” and “U-turn” from Labour MPs.Mr Farage (Clacton) retorted the shouts were a sign of “panic”.He asked Sir Keir Starmer: “What do I say to 25,000 constituents in Clacton, including 99-year-old Jim O’Dwyer, who flew a full set of missions on Lancaster bombers as a tail-end Charlie, as they’re losing winter fuel allowance, feeling the pinch, while at the same time they’re willing to give away a military base and pay £18 billion for the privilege of doing so.”The Prime Minister replied: “He talks of panic, the only panic is people using the NHS who know that under his policy he wants to charge them for using the NHS.“What he should say to the people of Clacton – when he finally finds Clacton – is that they should vote Labour because we are stabilising the economy.”
