[Music] leader sir Ed Davy said we have heard from countless pensioners worried about how they will afford their energy bills this winter stripping support from many of the poorest pensioners just when energy bills are set to rise again this winter is the wrong thing to do dot that is why the liberal Democrats are tabling emotion to reject these plans as soon as Parliament returns and give MPS a chance to vote on this issue on behalf of their constituents we recognize that the government faces difficult choices given the appalling mess left by the conservative party but a rethink is urgently needed so that poorer and vulnerable pensioners continued to get the support they need the lidm analysis of the £670 increased cost for pensioners this winter is made up of £70 from the rising energy price cap £300 lost from the winter fuel payment and £ 300 lost from the additional cost of living payment made last year their intervention comes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing an intense backlash over her decision to restrict winter fuel payments to only those on pension credit which she has blamed on a 222 billion black hole in the public finances left by the conservatives dot the move is expected to reduce the number of pensioners in receipt of the payment of up to £300 by 10 million from £ 11.4 million to 1.5 million saving some1 1.4 billion this financial year the Tories urged the lib Dems to back their parliamentary motion calling for a common vote which was put forward [Music]