Labour

Labour has pledged to maintain political consensus around pension reform and new pensions spokesman Gregg McClymont aims to remain in post as long as possible.

Rachel Reeves' replacement as opposition pensions spokesperson has been announced.

Rachel Reeves has been promoted to shadow chief secretary for the Treasury in the Labour cabinet reshuffle but her replacement in the pensions brief has not been announced.

The Pensions Bill will have its third reading in the House of Commons on 18 October.

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The Labour Party has switched to using the Consumer Prices Index for uprating its own pension scheme despite repeatedly attacking the government for making the change possible.

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The government must move forward with the Pensions Bill before the summer recess, Labour pensions spokeswoman Rachel Reeves says.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has delayed the second reading of the Pensions Bill.

Increases to state pension age will hit the poorest men in society hardest, as one-fifth die before they can draw a pension, a former pensions minister says.