'Tough decisions are tough decisions': Starmer defends winter fuel payment cut

Summary

Sir Keir Starmer has defended changes to the winter fuel payment, saying his government is "going to have to be unpopular" to deliver change
He tells the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: "Tough decisions are tough decisions"
He also says that although racism did play a role in the summer riots, he does not think the UK is a racist country
Meanwhile, Tom Tugendhat says he is prepared to reform or leave parts of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if elected as the next Conservative leader

Welcome back to Sunday with Laura Kuenssbergpublished at 07:32 British Summer Time 8 September

Aoife Walsh
Live editor

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of this week's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

On the show this morning, we’ll be hearing from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who will be talking to Laura about his decision to scrap winter fuel payments for most pensioners, the Grenfell fire report, the summer riots, and his upcoming visit to the White House.

He'll also be discussing a report into the NHS in England, which is due to be published in full on Thursday.

Later, former security minister Tom Tugendhat will speak to Laura about his bid to become the next Conservative leader. He's the first of five candidates to be interviewed on the programme.

And that’s not all – we'll also hear from Oscar winning actress Kate Winslet.

It all kicks off at 09:00 BST – you can watch the programme on BBC One and iPlayer, or by clicking the watch live button at the top of this page.

We’ll also bring you live updates and analysis throughout on this page.

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