The triple lock ensures that the state pension rises by the highest of average weekly earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent

The triple lock ensures that the state pension rises by the highest of average weekly earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent

The new Makerfield MP has committed to keeping the state pension guarantee until at least 2029 if he becomes Prime Minister

It is probably the only real lever that could be pulled right away to pay for all the Burnham administration's other plans.