Badenoch says triple lock pension is ‘right policy’ as new Tory blueprint announced Politics Kemi Badenoch has defended the triple lock pension as the “right policy” ahead of the Conservatives’ party conference this weekend. Badenoch said the triple lock, which is widely condemned as “unsustainable” across the political spectrum, ensured pensioners who had “contributed” were properly rewarded. The triple lock pension ensures that the state pension rises by whichever [...]
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With Brexit on the ballot the next election will be box office Politics Whatever else Andy Burnham’s conference speech achieves, it has certainly opened up some major dividing lines in British politics – and some old wounds. The next election, when it comes, could well have Brexit on the ballot after the PM said he’s open to looking at everything from joining the customs union or entering the [...]
Savings from triple lock pension reform to take over a decade September 30, 2026 Planned reforms to the triple lock on pensions will need 14 years before delivering savings worth more than £10bn, new government analysis has shown, as the Prime Minister admitted there was a “shortfall” in plans to fund a new National Care Service. At his flagship Labour conference speech on Tuesday, Andy Burnham announced that he [...]
Economists warn of tax hikes after Burnham admits social care funding ‘shortfall’ September 30, 2026 Andy Burnham has admitted there may be a “shortfall” in his ambitious plans to fund a new national care service, as economists warn that taxes will have to rise. Burnham announced plans to adjust the triple lock from 2030, effectively creating a double lock, using the savings to fund the new service. The new mechanism [...]
Burnham sets out his socialist stall and business barely gets a mention September 30, 2026 We were told to expect a speech that would leave no room for doubt about what Andy Burnham believes in, and we got one. There might not be much detail yet about how the Burnham Revolution will unfold but there is no ambiguity, either. The Prime Minister painted a vision of what this country could [...]
Reform UK and Tories attack Burnham’s triple lock pension move September 29, 2026 Reform UK and Tory leaders have hit out at Andy Burnham’s plans to drop the triple lock on pensions in a future Labour manifesto, setting up a clash on a policy which previously had the backing of all major political parties. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister said he would lead his party on a pledge [...]
End of triple lock: What is the double lock and will it work? September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham has pledged to drop the triple lock on state pensions for a so-called ‘double lock’ in Labour’s next manifesto in order to pay for his new National Care Service. In an address to party members, Burnham confirmed the existing triple lock mechanism will remain in place for the remainder of this parliament before [...]
Burnham pledges to reform triple lock to fund new National Care Service September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham has said Labour will drop the triple lock on state pensions in its manifesto for the next election in order to fund a sweeping new National Care Service. In his address to party members, Burnham said the party would link a rise in the state pension to inflation or 2.5 per cent every [...]
Why is Burnham set to turn against the triple lock? September 29, 2026 The controversial pension triple lock is reportedly set to face the axe as Andy Burnham looks to rewire the UK’s pension landscape to fund his plans. In his maiden conference speech as prime minister on Tuesday, Burnham is expected to signal the death of the triple lock after 16 years, bringing an end to pensioner’s [...]