Sir Keir said Labour would have to assess the public finances in the run-up to the election before deciding whether to keep the triple lock
Sir Keir also said he could not pledge to keep the triple lock – which ensures the state pension rises by the highest of inflation, average earnings or 2.5 per cent a year – for the full five-year term of a potential Labour government The Labour leader said he “believed” in the policy but his party had to wait to see the state of the economy in the run-up to the election, which is expected in the autumn.
“Obviously, we’ll have to see what the state of the economy is as we go into the election. We will publish all of our plans as we go in and answer that question, but I believe in the triple lock.” “We’ve looked at the state of the finances as we go into the election and only make promises we can keep but I believe in the triple lock.”
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