- Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell has insisted the government remains committed to the pension triple lock during this Parliament, but declined to rule out dropping it in the next manifesto.
- The refusal comes amid growing speculation that a less generous pension system could be used to help fund free social care in England.
- Andy Burnham is set to outline proposals at the Labour conference in Liverpool for social care reform, youth unemployment measures, and a new publicly-owned Great British Grid energy network.
- Any social care reforms will not be introduced before the next general election, with proposals to be put to the public in Labour's next manifesto following a review by Baroness Louise Casey.
- Unite union general secretary Sharon Graham warned that altering the triple lock to pay for social care would be morally wrong, arguing that funding should come from wealth taxes instead.
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