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Burnham is to announce a change to the state pension age days after he wrongfooted Tories by scrapping the triple lock

From the Newshound archive · first published 4 October 2026.

Burnham is to announce a change to the state pension age days after he wrongfooted Tories by scrapping the triple lock

Andy Burnham is set to make a major announcement on changing the state pension age, piling pressure on Conservatives gathering for their Birmingham conference today. The PM shocked Westminster by pledging to scrap the triple lock last week — a bold commitment he intends to anchor his 2029 general election campaign around. Tories privately accept the triple lock is unsustainable but face a trap: opposing its removal risks Reform undercutting them by pledging to keep it.

Burnham's triple-lock axe is expected to come earlier than promised, despite his pledge to leave pensions untouched until 2030.

One in four pension savers is already planning to withdraw tax-free cash and gift it to relatives ahead of inheritance tax changes due in April 2027.

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