Health Secretary told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips on Sky News "There is the warm homes discount people should see if they're eligible for," he says. Mr Streeting says that, in the long run, people will hopefully thank the government for these decisions.

Wes Streeting has urged pensioners to “layer up” amid warnings that millions will struggle after the government axed their winter fuel payments. The health secretary said it was “definitely a weekend to turn the heating on” as temperatures plunge across the country.

A yellow warning for snow and ice, which covers most of England and Wales, is in place from lunchtime on Saturday until 9am on Monday.

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