Hunt Makes Triple-Lock Pledge but Refuses to Commit to Waspi Women Payouts

Jeremy Hunt has promised the triple lock for pensions will be included in the Tory election manifesto but refused to commit to compensation for so-called Waspi women. The chancellor said the safeguard would be kept throughout the next parliament under the Conservatives, suggesting the party was confident it would be able to pay for it. “Absolutely. We made that commitment to pensioners and we think it’s a very important one,” he told the BBC’s “Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg” programme when asked if he could make the guarantee. The triple lock refers to the commitment to raise the state pension every year by wage growth, inflation, or 2.5 percent, whichever is highest....