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But, she argues, the result was less money for pensioners and hospitals.

The operator flicked a switch to release a grenade, which exploded and tore into the legs of the 69-year-old pensioner.

She also said millionaires should be stripped of the state pension - and payments increased to the least well-off pensioners.

"You try to take a Murray mint off a pensioner - uproar. But we've closed thousands of youth clubs. It's a national disaster."

Support for pensioners through the winter fuel payment was initially slashed by the government, a move that led to a significant u-turn.