PM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older people Burnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social care Angela Rayner , the housing secretary, has apparently confirmed that Andy Burnham will float the prospect of getting rid of the pensions triple lock to help fund the creation of an NHS-style care service. Asked about the prospect on Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Rayner said that Burnham was “absolutely right to start the conversation” and that he was being “brave”. The high principle on this is that people have paid in all their lives. They are willing, I think, to look at that. What they don’t want is what they consider to be, quite frankly, incompetent politicians that are going to take something from us to fill a black hole. When we met with Andy [Burnham] this week, it certainly wasn’t
Burnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – as it happened
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Burnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social care
- Burnham vows to end existing pension triple lock in 2030 to help fund care
- Will pensioners be poorer as a result of Burnham scrapping the triple lock?
- Voters back Burnham’s plan to cut back triple lock to fund social care reform by 48% to 28%, poll suggests – as it happened
- Brexit referendum 'possible' in Labour election manifesto, says Burnham
- Flipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans through | Polly Toynbee
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