Timeline: Steve Webb's five years as pensions minister

We look back at Steve Webb's achievements since 2010

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We look back on what Steve Webb achieved in his five years as pensions minister.

April 2015 The retirement income flexibilities announced in the 2014 Budget come into force alongside the DC default charge cap. March 2015 George Osborne uses the Budget to further r...

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