Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has triggered a row after saying her party wants to explore greater means-testing of government support. Speaking on LBC Radio, she said the UK had a poor record in prioritising assistance to those who need it the most.

The Tory leader insisted that ‘means-testing is something which we don’t do properly’ after being pressed on her plans for the pensions triple lock

Pensions provider Aegon said the triple lock harms “intergenerational fairness” and was “not sustainable” as it would mean pensioners getting higher increases than average wage growth over time, while suggesting “smoothing” the formula to uprate the benefit may be an option to improve it.

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Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch came under fire after telling a radio phone-in that she would consider means testing the pension triple lock, before going on to claim she hadn't said that at all

Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives could look at means testing the state pension triple-lock, in what would be a major policy shift. The Tory Party leader was asked during a phone-in on LBC Radio whether she would “look at” the triple-lock on the state pension,

Kemi Badenoch has come under fire after she was asked whether the Conservative Party would look at the triple-lock pension system in a radio interview. The leader of the opposition was asked on LBC on Thursday evening about how certain people benefit from triple-lock when, the caller claimed, they do not need it.

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have been warned they will never be forgiven by pensioners if they tamper with Triple Lock. Campaign groups have demanded the pledge be honoured in full amid fears it could come under threat.

The Conservative leader says her party needs to "give something to the next generation" and that the UK does not know how to means test properly.