Labour live: Triple lock 'could be reviewed' as PM prepares biggest speech yet
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No Triple-Lock Changes Before the Next ElectionLucy Powell reaffirmed the current commitment, while Andy Burnham is expected to present energy plans in Liverpool.
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- Lucy Powell reaffirmed the triple-lock commitment, saying changes would only be possible after the general election.
- Jonathan Reynolds said the pledge covers this parliamentary term, while Labour’s position afterward remains unclear.
- Andy Burnham is expected to announce a publicly owned Great British Grid to cut costs and accelerate connections.
- The proposal aims to bring Britain’s energy costs in line with other European countries within ten years.
We're absolutely committed to our manifesto commitment, which is the triple lock in this Parliament. So it's really important that pensioners know their incomes are going to rise. That's the guarantee, effectively, what a triple lock means to people. You're going to be better off.— Jonathan Reynolds, Business Secretary, told Times Radio that the government remains committed to the triple lock in this Parliament
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- From April 2030, the state pension would rise annually with inflation or 2.5%; wage growth would no longer be automatically included.
- The government expects annual savings of £15bn by 2040, with further savings thereafter.
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- Rayner said pensioners might consider changes if the money went to social care rather than plugging a government spending gap.
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“But 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.”— Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, discussing how pensioners might respond to reforming the triple lock to fund social care.
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