Phased in employer contributions risk 'undermining' personal accounts

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The Labour party's proposal to phase in employers' contributions to personal accounts until 2016 "undermines" the whole project, the Conservatives say.

Speaking at Politeia's anniversary address 2009, the Conservative work and pensions spokeswoman Theresa May said the current government's proposal for phasing in employers' contributions meant it w...

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