Downing Street today refused to rule out hitting millions of Brits with a pensions AND benefits cut next April after Rishi Sunak swept to power.
Refusing to raise the state pension by 10.1% inflation would be a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn on a U-turn - despite Mr Sunak vowing to honour the Tories’ 2019 manifesto.
Last Wednesday, a day before she resigned, Liz Truss said the state pension WOULD rise by 10.1% next April, having previously put it in doubt.
