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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Hughes

Andy Burnham pledges pension triple lock overhaul to fund National Care Service

Andy Burnham has unveiled a sweeping agenda to transform Britain by outlining plans to alter the pension triple lock to fund social care.

Addressing the Labour Party conference for the first time as prime minister, he pledged to reverse the deregulatory legacy of Margaret Thatcher from the 1980s, placing utility sectors, energy, and housing under stronger public oversight.

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