Kemi Badenoch: Tories could means test state pension triple-lock
Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives could look at means testing the state pension triple-lock, in what would be a major policy shift. The Tory Party leader was asked during a phone-in on LBC Radio whether she would “look at” the triple-lock on the state pension,
Tories will consider means-testing pensions triple lock, Kemi Badenoch says
The Conservative leader says her party needs to "give something to the next generation" and that the UK does not know how to means test properly.
Badenoch criticises Tory handling of Brexit
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised her predecessors for mishandling Brexit, saying leaving the EU without a growth plan was a "mistake". In her first major speech of 2025, Badenoch will attack the Labour's government but also her own party for repeatedly pledging to lower immigration as numbers "kept going up" and for promising net zero carbon emissions by 2050 without a clear plan.
Tory-Reform merger to beat Labour ruled out by Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch has rejected a suggestion the Tories could merge with Reform UK to beat Labour in the next election. The Conservative leader also criticised the actions of Tory-led governments she served in.
Kemi Badenoch rubbishes Tories merging with Reform in blistering Nigel Farage attack
The Conservative Party leader was asked about the prospect of her party striking an election deal with Reform.
'The Mask Slips': Row Erupts As Tories Refuse To Rule Out Means Testing State Pension
Asked by HuffPost UK whether the Tories could means test the state pension in government, Badenoch’s office refused to say.
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Fury as Kemi Badenoch says Tories looking at 'means testing' state pension triple lock
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was accused of plotting to leave pensioners worse off by means testing the triple lock - which governs how much the state pension rises each year ...
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Tories will consider means-testing pension triple-lock, Badenoch says
The chairman of the Conservative Party doubled down on the comments on Friday, refusing to deny the pensions triple-lock is something they'll look at. | ITV National News ...
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