Burnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – as it happened

PM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older people Burnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social care Angela Rayner , the housing secretary, has apparently confirmed that Andy Burnham will float the prospect of getting rid of the pensions triple lock to help fund the creation of an NHS-style care service. Asked about the prospect on Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Rayner said that Burnham was “absolutely right to start the conversation” and that he was being “brave”. The high principle on this is that people have paid in all their lives. They are willing, I think, to look at that. What they don’

What is happening The Guardian reports: PM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older people Burnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social care Angela Rayner , the housing secretary, has apparently confirmed that Andy Burnham will float the prospect of getting rid of the pensions triple lock to help fund the creation of an NHS-style care service. Asked about the prospect on Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Rayner said that Burnham was “absolutely right to start the conversation” and that he was being “brave”. The high principle on this is that people have paid in all their lives. They are willing, I think, to look at that. What they don’ The problem The public problem in this report is the one named by the source: “Burnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – as it happened”. A response on MLAIEL should not add a cause, a number, or a remedy the source does not state. Open the source for the detail. What a team can do on MLAIEL A team can turn the reported housing problem into a project: who cannot find a home, what the source already says, and one next step that stays inside those facts. Source The Guardian — Burnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/sep/29/andy-burnham-labour-conference-liverpool-speech-triple-lock-pension-angela-rayner-lucy-powell-bridget-phillipson-uk-politics-latest-news-updates