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Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock
UK NewsPoliticsBusiness•May 1, 2026 at 12:01 AMNational

Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock

By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government financesLabour has been urged by Tony Blair’s thinktank to scrap the pensions triple lock amid mounting pressure on government finances.With the Iran war threatening to derail public spending plans, the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) said the “unaffordable” manifesto pledge to maintain the triple lock should be torn up as part of a wider overhaul of the state pension. Continue reading...

State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government finances

Labour has been urged by Tony Blair’s thinktank to scrap the pensions triple lock amid mounting pressure on government finances.

With the Iran war threatening to derail public spending plans, the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) said the “unaffordable” manifesto pledge to maintain the triple lock should be torn up as part of a wider overhaul of the state pension.

Continue reading...

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