Tory leader hits back at claims she would means test pensions triple lock
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Kemi Badenoch has denied the Conservatives would consider means testing the pensions triple lock, as she accused her opponents of trying to "scare people". The Tory leader sought to clarify remarks she made on LBC on Thursday evening, which were interpreted as her leaving the door open to means testing the system that guarantees the state pension rises in line with average earnings, inflation or 2.5% - whichever is highest.
The Conservatives have long championed the triple lock - introduced by former chancellor George Osborne during the coalition government - but some senior Conservatives have recently hinted that it might not be sustainable in the long term. Politics latest: Reform and Tories 'desperate' in approach to Trump.
Ms Badenoch told LBC her party would look at "means testing" - something she said "we don't do properly here" - in response to a question about the triple lock. Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK were quick to seize on Ms Badenoch's comments, claiming the Tory leader would "cut your state pension".
Follow our channel and never miss an update. However, the Tory leader posted on X that she was referring to means testing generally rather than with specific regards to the triple lock. Tories will consider means-testing pensions triple lock, Kemi Badenoch says.
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