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Rebel pensioners reveal plan to derail attempt to strip them of free TV licences

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Rebel pensioners who face being stripped of free TV licences tonight unveiled a “gum up the works” campaign aimed at hampering plans to axe their benefit.

Some 3.7 million OAPs are due to lose the lifeline, worth £157.50 a year, from August 1. Curbs on entitlement were due to come into force on Monday, but were delayed by two months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Older people's groups are demanding a further stay of execution – and called on the Tories to honour a 2017 manifesto pledge to protect free licences for over-75s.

Silver Voices director Dennis Reed said: “June 1 was the original date to implement this cruel policy but it has only been delayed until August 1. “It is callous in the extreme for the Government to leave this

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