'Inadequate consultation on inadequate proposals' - unions slam Webb's state pension reform plan

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Unions have rejected proposals put forward by pensions minister Steve Webb to reform the basic state pension, saying its cost neutrality "condemns it to failure".

Two unions, Unite and Prospect - representing more than 1.6 million workers in total - have rejected both options put forward by the government in their submissions to the Department for Work and P...

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