Badenoch says restoring triple lock would be difficult if Labour scraps it

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 10:31 · Archive

Kemi Badenoch has acknowledged that the Conservative Party might struggle to reinstate the pensions triple lock if Labour removes it.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to downgrade the pensions triple lock from 2030, removing its automatic link to increases in average earnings. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, has acknowledged that restoring the triple lock would be difficult if Labour implements the change before a general election.

The triple lock currently ensures that state pensions rise in line with whichever is highest among inflation, average earnings growth or 2.5 per cent. Burnham made the announcement at his party conference last week. The Daily Mail reports the move would cost pensions billions of pounds.

How it is being reported

• Kemi Badenoch admits it would be ‘difficult’ to reinstate triple lock if Andy Burnham scraps pension policyThe Independent · 6 Oct, 10:21
• Kemi Badenoch admits Tories might NOT be able to bring back the state pension triple lock if Labour scraps it before electionDaily Mail · 6 Oct, 10:18
• Badenoch says it would be difficult to reinstate triple lock if Labour scraps itEvening Standard · 6 Oct, 09:30

In this story: Kemi Badenoch · Andy Burnham · Conservative Party · Labour

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