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May is preparing to raid pensions to pay for a hard Brexit


Responding to Theresa May's refusal today at PMQs to guarantee the triple lock for pensioners, introduced by the Liberal Democrats in coalition, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Susan Kramer said:

"Theresa May is preparing to raid pensions to pay for her hard Brexit.

"The Conservatives must clarify their position now to pensioners across the country.

"The triple lock was one of the Liberal Democrats' biggest achievements in government, lifting many pensioners out of poverty. Now this progress risks being undone.

Comments

JR said…
Too True! She was refreshingly honest about it at PMQs. The Triple lock will go; so many pensioner Brexiteers (those who are sadly unlikely to live long enough to see their heartfelt wish come to full fruition) will have the privilege of paying through the nose to bequeath an island prison to their unappreciative descendants.

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