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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Blair demands welfare cuts and end of ‘unsustainable’ pension triple lock

Tony Blair has warned that Labour must slash the UK’s ballooning welfare bill and end the triple lock guarantee for pensions to get the sluggish UK economy growing again.

The former prime minister said the rising number of people on disability benefits was unsustainable and must be cut as a priority.

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