Coverage dated September 28, 2026 to October 1, 2026
Labour Party Conference: UK Pension Triple Lock Is Only the Start for Burnham
Headline from Bloomberg
“This is the deal,” Andy Burnham declared as he used his first speech to the Labour Party annual conference as prime minister to promise a new national-care system for the UK funded by scrapping the “triple lock” pension ratchet.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would drop the UK’s pensions triple lock to help fund a new national social care service, saying he was willing to pay a political price to fix a crucial issue.
“This is the deal,” Andy Burnham declared as he used his first speech to the Labour Party annual conference as prime minister to promise a new national-care system for the UK funded by scrapping the “triple lock” pension ratchet.
Burnham said he wants to change the pensions triple lock from 2030 to pay for his social care reform, but analysts have questioned whether it will raise enough money.
