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

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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