'For The Birds': Lib Dem MP Slams Ed Davey's Defence Of Pensions Triple Lock

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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s authority is being challenged.Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s authority is being challenged.

A Lib Dem MP has accused party leader Ed Davey of “gaslighting” millennials over his defence of the pensions triple lock.

Prime minister Andy Burnham announced on Tuesday that the policy, which determined how much the state pension rises by each year, is being “adjusted” to save money.

At the moment, the pension increases by whichever is greater out of the rate of inflation, average wage growth or 2.5%.

Burnham said that from 2030, the inflation and 2.5% elements will stay, but that it will only be...

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