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Helen Whately: Pension tax relief is not a loophole... It should not become a bargaining chip to secure the investment decisions ministers want. Photo: Daniel Graves Photography
Shadow pensions minister Helen Whately said the Labour government “will live to regret” scrapping the state pension triple lock - also casting doubt on the feasibility of raising auto-enrolment (AE) contributions and issuing a warning over further tax relief changes.
Speaking at the Pensions UK Annual Conference today (14 October), Whately reaffirmed the Conservative party's commitment to the triple lock and said that prime minister Andy Burnham has created a n...
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