Sir Tony Blair

Tony Blair's thinktank calls for pensions triple lock to be scrapped

The Tony Blair Institute has called for the state pension triple lock to be scrapped, labelling it outdated, increasingly unaffordable and too rigid. The thinktank proposes a 'lifespan fund' allowing flexible entitlement built through work, caring and study. The number of UK pensioners is projected to rise from 12.6 million today to nearly 19 million by 2070. However, Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage have all committed to keeping the triple lock.