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Kemi Badenoch hits back at claims she would means test pensions triple lock

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Kemi Badenoch has denied the Conservatives would consider means testing the pensions triple lock, as she accused her opponents of trying to "scare people".
Kemi Badenoch, the UK's Business Secretary, has strongly refuted claims that she would consider means-testing the state pension's triple lock mechanism, which ensures pensions rise by the highest of inflation, wage growth, or 2.5% annually. During an interview on Sky News, she dismissed the idea as "nonsense" and emphasized that the triple lock is a fundamental Conservative policy, not subject to change. Badenoch's comments were in response to a report by The Times suggesting she might support means-testing to manage the rising costs of pensions. She clarified that her focus is on economic growth and reducing inflation, not on altering pension policies in a way that would disadvantage pensioners.

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