Clegg calls for triple lock reform to lower public finance burden

Michael Klimes
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The triple lock on the state pension should be kept but reformed to make it more sustainable, according to Nick Clegg.

The former deputy prime minister was speaking at a public lecture at the London School of Economics on 15 September. The policy introduced in 2010 by ex-pensions minister Steve Webb sees increa...

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