Webb blames overreaction for 'triple lock' speculation

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Steve Webb has quashed speculation the Treasury could stop up rating pensions with price inflation and replace it with a lower figure next year to save money.

The pensions minister, speaking at the annual TUC Trustee Conference on Tuesday, said he would be "astonished" if the Treasury decided to ditch the "triple lock" guarantee and use a lower figure th...

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