Whoever says that urgent reform of the triple lock is needed, runs the risk of being demonised as someone who wishes to do pensioners ill The triple-lock state pension is the third rail of British ...

The former minister behind the introduction of the state pension triple lock now claims there is a case for not keeping the measure “indefinitely”. Former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Steve Webb ...

Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne has said the triple lock mechanism allows the UN Security Council to "bind Ireland's hands in its international engagement". The Wicklow-Wexford TD said the triple ...

Kemi Badenoch has been accused of “putting pensioners on notice” after appearing to suggest the Tories would look at means testing the pensions triple lock. The triple lock ensures state ...

The Chancellor faces intense pressure to raise revenue and cut spending - Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters Rachel Reeves is facing a £1.3bn “triple lock” headache as spiking inflation pushes up the ...

A former minister who helped to create the state pension triple lock has warned it will not exist in a generation’s time. Sir Steve Webb – who served as pensions minister during the coalition ...

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 ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The Isle of Man is set to scrap its version of the triple lock on pensions as its government says the measure is becoming unaffordable.

The state pension will rise by £470 to around £11,970 a year in April under the triple lock, which the new Labour Government has committed to keeping for the whole of this parliament.

In 2011, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government implemented Triple Lock, and 14 years later the mechanism is still standing strong. However, some experts predict its time is nearly ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s new pensions minister has said he wants to abolish the “triple lock” which protects pensioners from inflation. The Prime Minister was accused of being “anti-pensioner ...

Kemi Badenoch has backtracked on her plans to deny the triple lock pension protection to millions of people following a backlash. The outspoken Tory leader made the surprise announcement that she ...