Cameron pledges to 'protect' state pension if Tories win next election

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Prime Minister David Cameron has said the state pension will continue to rise by at least 2.5% a year until 2020 if the Conservatives win the next election.

The "triple lock" system, which ensures the state pension goes up by whichever is higher - inflation, wages or 2.5% - will remain in place, he said, the BBC reports. At a time when benefits for ...

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