Stephen Crabb: Time to scrap triple-lock pension pledge
David Cameron's triple-lock guarantee to pensioners has "served its purpose" and should be scrapped or at least modified, Tory MP Stephen Crabb has said. The former work and pensions secretary, who withdrew from the Tory leadership race earlier this year, told Sky News he felt there was both a moral and fiscal case to look again at the former prime minister's promise to raise the state pension by at least 2.5% each year. Mr Crabb says one option would be to lower the floor on the tripl
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