Current location:Culture Connection news portal > style
Keir Starmer vows to protect pensions triple lock if Labour is victorious at the next election
Culture Connection news portal2024-05-21 16:47:15【style】2People have gathered around
IntroductionSir Keir Starmer has vowed to retain the pensions triple lock for at least five years if Labour is v
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to retain the pensions triple lock for at least five years if Labour is victorious at the next general election.
The Labour leader said pensioners 'deserve certainty' as he guaranteed the triple lock would be 'protected for the duration of the next parliament' under his premiership.
The triple lock refers to the commitment to raise the state pension every year in line with whichever is highest out of wage growth, inflation or 2.5%.
Rishi Sunak has also promised that the policy would remain in place throughout the next parliament if the Conservatives win the general election.
Sir Keir's pledge signals his intention to woo older older voters as polls show that the over-65s are the only demographic in which the Conservatives are in front of Labour.
Sir Keir Starmer who has vowed to retain the pensions triple lock for at least five years if Labour is victorious at the next general election
The triple lock refers to the commitment to raise the state pension every year in line with whichever is highest out of wage growth, inflation or 2.5% (Stock image)
Writing in the Sunday Express, Sir Keir said: 'Britain's pensioners deserve better. They deserve certainty, and for politicians to be straight with them so they can plan their lives.
READ MORE: Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour in the latest blow to Rishi Sunak - as ex-health minister says he found it 'increasingly difficult to look his NHS colleagues in the eye' while being a ToryAdvertisement
'That's why I'm guaranteeing that the pensions triple lock will be in the Labour manifesto and protected for the duration of the next parliament.
'That guarantee will ensure pensioners can enjoy their golden years.
Money to spend on the grandkids, on days out, on holidays - all the things that bring colour to our lives.
'It will also boost the pensions of working-age people as they look forward to their own retirements.'
In a message aimed at pensioners, the Labour leader added: 'We will never play fast and loose with your finances.
'We will never leave you in limbo.'
From April 8, people receiving the state pension got an 8.5% increase worth an extra £900 a year to full-rate claimants under the triple lock commitment.
Rishi Sunak has also promised that the policy would remain in place throughout the next parliament if the Conservatives win the general election
The triple lock has become a hallmark of successive Conservative governments since it was announced in 2010 but there has been a debate about its long-term future due the costs.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned that an ageing population and high inflation coupled with the triple lock would push up pension spending by about 0.8% of gross domestic product by the 2027 to 2028 tax year.
But Sir Keir insisted the UK can cover the cost, saying: 'I reject the arguments of those who say the triple lock needs to go because we can no longer afford to protect pensioners.'
Address of this article:http://afghanistan.e-directivos.com/article-56d799191.html
Very good!(5687)
Related articles
- Ricky Stenhouse punching Kyle Busch could lead to suspension
- Gary Neville takes aim at 'terrible' Arsenal player who 'kept falling over' during their 0
- What visitors on £100 Balmoral tours will see: Tourists can wander Drawing Room
- Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Friday, April 12
- California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind
- Government rejects Westport's plea for flood protection funding
- Rustle these up with Rosemary: My traditional steak and kidney pie
- Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi drives wife Princess Beatrice and his son Wolfie and sister
- Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect
- Masterful meals: Masterchef 2010 champion Dhruv Baker's cherry and hazelnut chocolate roulade
Popular articles
Recommended
Socialite Jasmine Hartin enjoys beach snuggle with electrician hunk
Masterful meals: Roast pheasant with a chestnut and cider cream sauce
Return to sender! Bizarre items that arrived in the post and left people terrified
Masterful meals: Masterchef 2010 champion Dhruv Baker's cherry and hazelnut chocolate roulade
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
Should you put 'magic' mushrooms in your coffee?
King Willem
ALISON BOSHOFF: Yo ho ho! Johnny Depp to launch his own brand of Caribbean dark rum
Links
- China News Jack Ma: Alibaba's founder turns up in Japan as college professor
- So, you want to be an MP? These are the careers most likely to lead to Parliament
- Shi Fu Miz 2023: Hong Kong music & art festival returns to Cheung Chau farm, expands to 3 days
- SWAT team pulls suspect out of car after standoff in grocery store parking lot
- SWAT team pulls suspect out of car after standoff in grocery store parking lot
- China floods: Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years
- Hong Kong launches nightlife campaign to boost 'night
- Beijing confirms missing Taiwan publisher Li Yanhe is under national security investigation
- Donald Trump's Georgia judge dismisses some criminal charges
- Public servants want to know if management positions will be on the chopping block