Burnham Set to Signal End of Triple Lock in Conference Speech

'Morally Wrong': Union Boss Slams Andy Burnham Over Plan To Axe Pensions Triple Lock

Sharon Graham accused the prime minister of planning to “pick the pocket” of elderly voters.

Burnham set to signal end of triple lock in conference speech

Andy Burnham is set to signal the end of the triple lock on pensions in his maiden conference speech as Prime Minister, in a move that is likely to divide the Labour party. In his maiden conference speech as Labour leader, Burnham will suggest the policy is not sustainable in its current form and should [...]

Andy Burnham risks Labour row as scrapping of triple lock dubbed 'electoral suicide and absolute disaster'

Andy Burnham has risked a Labour row over growing opposition to any plan to scrap the state pension triple lock to help fund free social care, with Unite general secretary Sharon Graham warning that doing so would be “electoral suicide”.The triple lock guarantees that state pensions rise annually by the highest of inflation, average earnings or 2.5 per cent. Senior Labour figures remain divided over whether it should be reformed after the next e…

Newspaper headlines: 'Labour split on triple lock' and 'Plot's going on, PM?'

A number of the papers preview a speech from Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday.

Andy Burnham to make bombshell announcement on 'ending' triple lock on Tuesday

The Prime Minister will address the future of the triple lock at the Labour conference, it is understood.

Burnham to signal end of triple lock