Andy Burnham triple lock axe update with plan to take £313 off state pensioners suggested

NewsCost Of LivingDWPPrime Minister has vowed to stick by the metric08:34, 12 Aug 2026Andy Burnham has been urged by pension experts to scrap the Triple Lock - saying he now has an "excuse" to get rid of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pledge.‌The Labour Party government Prime Minister has vowed to stick by the metric, which former Chancellor Rachel Reeves also committed to. But Tom Mcphail, writing in the Times, says: "Andy Burnham now has an excuse to end the state pension triple lock.‌"The prime minister’s pledge to tackle social care will give him the ammunition to take on pensioners." Tom said Mr Burnham should target the DWP mechanism, which dates back to 2011, now that he is set to reform the social care sector.‌READ MORE Andy Burnham inheritance tax decision as people lo