Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter fuel payment.

Unite is pushing ahead with its legal action against the government in a bid to overturn cuts to the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners. The union - one of Labour's biggest funders - claims ministers did not follow correct procedure in their decision to restrict the payments to poorer pensioners.

Unite, Britain's largest union, has launched formal High Court proceedings seeking a Judicial Review to challenge the Labour Government's decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners. The union submitted its application to the High Court last Friday,