{"id":1022966,"date":"2026-06-13T00:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T00:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1022966\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T00:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T00:15:37","slug":"kill-the-state-pension-triple-lock-burnham-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1022966\/","title":{"rendered":"Kill the state pension triple lock, Burnham told"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy Burnham<\/a> is being urged by Labour MPs to abandon a manifesto commitment on the state pension triple lock to free up cash for defence and young people.<\/p>\n

The Mayor of Greater Manchester is seeking to return to Westminster in next week\u2019s Makerfield by-election, and if he wins is expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership. <\/p>\n

Some Labour MPs have urged Burnham to make \u201cbold\u201d choices if he becomes prime minister and set out a plan from the outset to move away from the Government\u2019s commitment to the triple lock until the end of this Parliament.<\/p>\n

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\"ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD,Caption: ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, ENGLAND \u2013 MAY 30: Andy Burnham, Labour\u2019s candidate in the Makerfield by-election, attends a traditional Saturday breakfast club in Ashton-in-Makerfield to meet with retired miners and local organisers on May 30, 2026 in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England. Miners from the area have a long-running campaign regarding the Mineworkers\u2019 Pension Scheme, they are demanding a fairer multi-billion pound restructuring of the pension surplus sharing arrangement originally set up during privatisation. (Photo by Christopher Furlong\/Getty Images)
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What Burnham as PM would mean for your pensions and benefits<\/p>\n

Andy Burnham\u00a0is being urged by Labour MPs to abandon a manifesto commitment to the triple lock on state pensions to free up cash for defence and young people.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what that could mean for you if the Mayor of Greater Manchester wins his by-election bid and makes his way to No 10.<\/p>\n

Burnham urged to be \u2018bold\u2019<\/p>\n

Party insiders are pushing Burnham to axe the controversial policy on the tide of \u201cgoodwill\u201d following his arrival, reinvesting the money in policies to support young people and bolster the defence budget.<\/p>\n

The policy, introduced by the Conservatives in 2010, has been blamed for the ballooning welfare budget under Labour.<\/p>\n

\"AA lot of thought needs to be put into transferring a DB pension to a DC pot (Photo: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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\nHow much does the triple lock cost?\n<\/p>\n

The state pension now costs<\/p>\n

\u00a3146bn<\/p>\n

A year, three times what the Office for Budget Responsibility says it should.<\/p>\n

This means the policy itself, which ensures the state pension rises in line with the highest of inflation, wage growth or 2.5 per cent, is set to cost. <\/p>\n

\u00a313.8bn<\/p>\n

Higher a year by 2029-30.<\/p>\n

This is due to higher-than-expected inflation and wage growth in the last few years, causing the state pension to rise by 10.3 per cent in 2023 and 4.3 per cent this year.<\/p>\n

\"LONDON,Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 APRIL 18: General Sir Richard Barrons, Co-Chairman, Universal Defence and Security Solutions attends TheCityUK International Conference on April 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal\/Getty Images)
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Spend to protect<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s no point me\u00a0having a glamorous, comfortable retirement if the country that I bequeath to my children is at great military risk.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The words of Sir General Richard Barrons, chair of the strategic defence review, in the wake of the departure of the defence secretary and armed forces minister over meagre defence spending. <\/p>\n

Labour MPs ready for reform on welfare after last year\u2019s backlash<\/p>\n

Dame Meg Hillier told The i Paper Labour MPs are now ready to back welfare reform, after Alan Milburn\u2019s due to review youth joblessness. <\/p>\n

Burnham himself recently admitted there is \u201cno debate\u201d welfare spending should come down, despite opposing measures to get costs under control last summer.<\/p>\n

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Police arrest 107 at Palestine Action court ruling<\/p>\n

Dozens of arrests have been made outside a London court as people protested during the sentencing of four activists, who broke into the Elbit Systems factory.<\/p>\n

\"ProtestersCaption: Protesters are detained by police outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, during a hearing where Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced over over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems site near Bristol on August 6 2024. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani were convicted of criminal damage, while Corner was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm when he fractured a police officer\u2019s spine during the raid. Picture date: Friday June 12, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok\/PA Wire
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\nHundreds gather to support activists\n<\/p>\n

Around 500 Palestine Action supporters stood outside Woolwich Crown Court on Friday as their fellow protesters were being sentenced for entering the arms factory in Bristol in 2024, damaging \u00a31.2m worth of property and assaulting a police officer.<\/p>\n

\"ProtestersCaption: Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, during a hearing where Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced over over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems site near Bristol on August 6 2024. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani were convicted of criminal damage, while Corner was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm when he fractured a police officer\u2019s spine during the raid. Picture date: Friday June 12, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok\/PA Wire
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\"LONDON,Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 JUNE 12: Hundreds of activists gather in support of four of the Filton defendants due to be sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on June 12, 2026 in London, England. Four of \u201cthe Filton 25\u201d activists convicted of causing over ??1 million in damage to an Elbit Systems factory face potential sentencing as terrorists under Section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020, after Mr Justice Johnson applied a \u201cterrorist connection\u201d to their criminal damage convictions. This controversial, post-trial mechanism subjects the pro-Palestinian activists to severe parole restrictions and long-term counter-terrorism notification requirements despite the jury not considering terrorism charges. (Photo by Guy Smallman\/Getty Images)
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They held signs reading \u201cI support Palestine Action\u201d, resulting in 72 arrests as people were carried into 12 waiting police vans.<\/p>\n

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor among crowds<\/p>\n

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The worry I\u2019ve got is because the Government has proscribed Palestine Action as a\u00a0terrorist organisation\u00a0\u2013 I voted against that \u2013 they will now be possibly sentenced on terrorist charges. I think that\u2019s unjust.<\/p>\n

john mcdonnell, speaking outside woolwich crown court today<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"LONDON,John McDonnell condemned the decision to block Burnham in a fiery post on X (Photo: Guy Smallman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\nWhat were their sentences?\n<\/p>\n

Charlotte Head, 30, and Leona Kamio, 30, were each jailed for 4 years and 10 months for criminal damage. Fatema Rajwani, 21, was jailed for 4 years and 6 months for the same offence. Samuel Corner, 23, who struck a police officer with a sledgehammer, was jailed for 7 years and 8 months
for inflicting grievous bodily harm and criminal damage.<\/p>\n

\"ProtestersProtesters are spoken to by police outside Woolwich Crown Court (Photo: PA Wire)<\/p>\n