Andy Burnham’s vow to keep the triple lock has not put off Labour MPs who want the party to ditch the current state pension increase mechanism.
The man hoping to replace Sir Keir Starmer at No 10 told The i Paper that it would be “very damaging” to scrap the party’s manifesto promise to maintain the triple lock.
However, some frustrated Labour backbenchers insist the policy is “unaffordable” – however unpopular ending it would be with pensioners.
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One Labour MP said there was too much fear of losing older voters, telling The i Paper: “We don’t need to be so afraid.”
