Report: Burnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social care

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PM to tell Labour conference he is prepared to make difficult arguments and have ‘honest conversation’ UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham is expected to signal he is prepared to look at scrapping the pensions triple lock to fund a national care service, telling the Labour conference he is expected to be willing to make difficult arguments to tackle the UK’s intractable issues such as social care. The report also notes that Government sources have suggested the prime minister is expected to signal his willingness to review the policy but stop short of a pledge to scrap it altogether. The Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, stated the move would be “electoral suicide”, with an end to the triple lock likely to be attacked by the Conservaties and Reform.

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