Election 2010: Eagle backs 'complicated' early access to retirement money

Jenna Towler
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Pensions minister Angela Eagle has backed the concept of early access to pension pots but says the process could be fraught with difficulties.

In the third of a series of three PP interviews with leading politicians, Eagle said the idea - mooted by the Conservative Party among others - has not been properly investigated and would be compl...

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