Reform manifesto pledges to review pension system 'riddled' with complexity

Manifesto announces pledge to review UK pensions system and scrap net-zero targets

Martin Richmond
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Reform UK's 2024 manifesto was launched by Nigel Farage today (17 June)
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Reform UK's 2024 manifesto was launched by Nigel Farage today (17 June)

Reform UK has published its election manifesto – pledging a review of the UK’s pension system and unveiling a new ownership model for national infrastructure.

The party's manifesto, published today (17 June), said the current pensions system in the UK was "riddled with complexity, huge cost and poor returns leading to less uptake". It added the UK's syst...

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