Altmann: Resistance to cold calling ban came from civil servants
Former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has claimed civil servants gave explanations that "didn't really ring true" for not introducing a cold calling ban while she was in office.
In evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee's (WPC) inquiry into the pension freedoms, which kicked off its first oral evidence session today, Altmann said there was "resistance coming from the civil...
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