‘We'd be mad to get rid of the triple lock’

IT WOULD be madness to ditch the pensions triple lock, a senior Conservative has said.

- By Martyn Brown Political Editor

The key ally of party leader Kemi Badenoch told the Daily Express that the policy is safe, saying: “We'd be mad to get rid of it, you can’t just take it away from people.”

His remarks came after both Mrs Badenoch and shadow chancellor Mel Stride told this newspaper that the party “remains committed” to the policy that was introduced by the Tories in 2011.

Under the triple lock, the state pension is uprated each April in line with whichever is highest out of 2.5%, inflation or earnings growth.