Andrew Griffith vows to protect pension triple lock
What the Conservatives’ economic rebuild would mean to you The Tories’ Birmingham conference, still ongoing, will feature Andrew Griffith’s economic plan to cut taxes and scrap environmental regulators, in protection of the pension triple lock. The Conservative shadow chancellor will use day two of the conference to set out new economic plans. Griffith makes it […]
3 weeks ago
Andy Burnham says Labour will run on a manifesto to ‘change electoral system’
Burnham has announced big plans for Labour’s re-election Andy Burnham has announced Labour will run on a manifesto to change the electoral system for the next general election. The prime minister said his party’s next manifesto will contain a “commitment to change the electoral system” and will create a “new national commission on electoral reform”. […]
1 month ago
Andy Burnham vows to reform pension triple lock from 2030
Change on the horizon Andy Burnham has vowed to bring reform to the pension triple lock from 2030. The prime minister announced the pledge today at the Labour Conference in Liverpool, at which he was making his first speech of the week. The news was announced as a way of funding the National Care Service […]
1 month ago
Pension triple lock ‘will be axed’, thinktank IFS says
The triple lock could cost the government billions more The state pension could be heading for a major change, with a leading thinktank warning that the government is unlikely to be able to keep the triple lock indefinitely. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the policy is becoming too expensive and unpredictable to maintain over […]
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