https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/jeremyhunt/Recent content in jeremyhunt on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 16 Apr 2026 04:59:55 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/sir-keir-starmer-urged-to-scrap-state-pension-triple-lock/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:59:55 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/sir-keir-starmer-urged-to-scrap-state-pension-triple-lock/Sir Jeremy Hunt, former Conservative Chancellor, has urged Sir Keir Starmer to reconsider the Triple Lock pledge for state pensions. The Triple Lock policy ensures that the state pension rises annually by the highest of three measures: inflation, average earnings, or a minimum of 2.5 percent. Hunt warned that the cost of maintaining the Triple Lock is being funded through increased national debt, which could ultimately burden younger generations. “If pensioners understood that we are funding the Triple Lock by increasing our national debt, they might rethink if it’s such a good policy given its impact on their children and grandchildren,” he stated.