 'I'm not going to comment on what decisions are going to be made. The PM's only been in office for the last 24 hours.' Lib Dem MP Wendy Chamberlain said: 'This endless hokey cokey from the Conservatives is leaving pensioners and struggling families in a desperate limbo.' It is thought the issue will be resolved at the November 17 Autumn Statement, which Mr Sunak today pushed back from October 31. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt - who had originally floated the idea of ditching the triple lock, but was overruled by Liz Truss - is drawing up billions in cuts to balance the books. Today's comments b){kind=link}
Downing Street today refused to guarantee the pensions triple lock in a move that would be a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn, leaving pensioners £443 a year worse off
Downing Street today refused to rule out hitting millions of Brits with a pensions AND benefits cut next April after Rishi Sunak swept to power.
Refusing to raise the state pension by 10.1% inflation would be a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn – despite Mr Sunak vowing to honour the Tories’ 2019 manifesto.
Last Wednesday, a day before she resigned, Liz Truss said the state pension WOULD rise by 10.1% next April, having previously put it in doubt.
But today No10 once again threw the issue into doubt, refusing to guarantee an inflation rise will happen under the new Prime Minister.