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Labour Conference: Will Burnham take from pensions to fund social care?

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Robert Peston and Julie Etchingham break down John Healey's first Labour Party conference as chancellor.

Amongst some stage managed applause for comments on welfare and plenty of praise for Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the Chancellor also talked up British industry - following an announcement of £6 billion for Britain's shipyards.

But Robert questions whether all the contracts will definitely go to British firms.

A former junior treasury minister in the New Labour years, Healey gave his speech in a tie he lent to Gordon Brown almost 30 years ago. But Robert tells Julie of the 'massive difference' between the two chancellors.

And with all eyes on Burnham's big speech on Tuesday, Robert and Julie discuss whether the Prime Minister will reform the pensions triple-lock to fund social care.

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20 Comments

@pauld7827 3 days ago

Take it from MP's and the civil service gold plated pensions first - in the name of fairness.

@Fab20514 3 days ago (edited)

Millions of pensioners 6 years 100% of pension is stolen ? How ? Pension age increased to 66 years . Now it is gone up to 67 years , 7 years of pension is stolen 100 %

@everTriumph 3 days ago

State pensions are still about half of a living wage. Some people have a top up from private pensions, but others are trying to make do in high rise council flats with broken lifts and armoured doors.

@AndrewWilliams-ry6tb 3 days ago

21 minute segment. Will it be enough time for Peston to complete a sentence?

@Domgo-d1w 2 days ago

Once Burnham starts taxing the dead and pensioners, he's absolutely finished.

@the_none_believer 3 days ago

Ahead in the polls 😂😂😂😂😂😂 don't make me laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ScottChegg-1942 3 days ago

Just checked into see what Labour's Lord Mandelson thinks of the new regime no one voted for.

@NCrist100 3 days ago

I hope he doesn’t, we paid into the pension pot all the while we worked

@leslieabell9844 3 days ago

They always quote the pensions of those on the “ new” pension and never mention the older pensioners who get the “ older “ pensions , who ,being older, have to survive on very much less. I wonder how these politicians on over £100,000 would get on with either pension? Labour has always been tax and spend ever since I remember and I am 80. That being said I would not vote Conservative again after their arrogant and corrupt performance during Covid and general incompetence. Reform? How can I vote for a party whose leader has previously purportedly said he admires both Trump and Putin and now received massive gifts? In my opinion there is no such thing as a “free lunch” . What a shame we have been so poorly served by politicians in recent times.

@LyndaRaine 2 days ago

Does Burnham think he is being clever
He has no idea what people are going through especially pensioners

@alanrogers9597 2 days ago

Will this be "Our Andy's" winter fuel moment ??

@georgewilkinson8788 3 days ago

He has not mentioned the institute for public policy research (IPPR) estimation of 8.000.000 careers lost to AI. If this prediction comes true social security benefit system would collapse leading to civil unrest.

@marcopolotimetraveller 3 days ago

"There is a strong air of optimism" (Robert Preston) 😂😂😱🤒🤔

@psycho-i9e 2 days ago

What we are seeing here is absolute desperation in action. Peston was desperately trying to contrive something good out of a smoke and mirrors NOTHING. Announcing shitte on defence which had already been announced. The desperation of them trying to talk things up.

@lesleybrown1583 3 days ago

NOTHING is the truth!

@Pp-l6p 3 days ago

Take take take take take take take wtf are we doing time for the whole country to have a national strike

@colinpumpernickel2605 1 day ago (edited)

For Robert Peston every word is a sentence. 😂😂

@deco2132 2 days ago

Removing the triple lock will save the government £600m per year over the next parliament. So £3bn in total over 5 years.

Just this year alone Labour has decided to send Ukraine £4bn, successive governments have given UKraine around £20bn over the last 5 years.

We are also sending £1bn in 'climate change' funds to Africa??

Just this year alone.

This government needs to work out its priorities. Charity starts at home first.

We have all had enough of watching our tax money frittered away abroad every year. Its been like this for decades and decades.