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Andy Burnham ally tells PM to scrap state pension triple lock: 'He's got to make cuts!'

GB News 02 Sep

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Andy Burnham ally tells PM to scrap state pension triple lock: 'He's got to make cuts!' — Sources: GB News

One of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's own allies has urged the Prime Minister to abolish the state pension triple lock as a response to soaring Government borrowing costs. Lord Jim O'Neill, who previously served as an adviser to Mr Burnham, insisted the new PM must rein in public expenditure to rebuild investor confidence. Speaking to journalists, Lord O'Neill said: "It's going to force his own pol

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