All of Starmer’s ‘betrayals’ and U-turns as Labour faces Waspi women backlash
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The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir Starmer has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises on the journey from Labour leader to prime minister. Sir Keir Starmer is facing yet another backlash after U-turning on his support for women affected by changes to the state pension age.
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As leader of the opposition, he promised to “do something about it”, saying he understood the plight of those who had planned for retirement only to have “the goalposts moved”. But, in a familiar change of tune since becoming prime minister, Sir Keir on Monday sent his work and pensions secretary out to tell Women Against State Pension Inequality, Waspi women, they would not be getting any compensation.
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Below, The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises on the journey from Labour leader to prime minister. In a 2022 interview, Sir Keir said: “All your working life you’ve got in mind the date on which you can retire and get your pension, and just as you get towards it, the goalposts are moved and you don’t get it, and it’s a real injustice.
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“We need to do something about it. That wasn’t the basis on which you paid in or the basis on which you were working.”. As shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced the party’s plans for an extra £28bn a year in green investment at Labour’s conference in September 2021.
