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Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday that the state pension triple lock is to be "adjusted" from April 2030 to rise annually by inflation or 2.5% in order to help fund a National Care Service.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday that the state pension triple lock is to be "adjusted" from April 2030 to rise annually by inflation or 2.5% in order to help fund a National Care Service.

Burnham said the pension change would "generate significant savings" to allow the service to be free at the point of use with no care charges taken from the basic state pension, whilst also pledging that the policy would not be funded by borrowing.

Burnham said the pension change would "generate significant savings" to allow the service to be free at the point of use with no care charges taken from the basic state pension, whilst also pledging that the policy would not be funded by borrowing.

Labour estimated following the announcement that the adjustment, which removes earnings as a measure for pension increases, would save £15 billion a year by the end of 2040 and £50 billion by 2050.

Labour estimated following the announcement that the adjustment, which removes earnings as a measure for pension increases, would save £15 billion a year by the end of 2040 and £50 billion by 2050.

A "strengthened" Water Bill will also be brought forwards, allowing Thatcher-era privatization of water companies to be potentially repealed. Burnham stated that whilst he would support private companies where they "serve public interest," public ownership could be a consequence for those who did not.

A "strengthened" Water Bill will also be brought forwards, allowing Thatcher-era privatization of water companies to be potentially repealed. Burnham stated that whilst he would support private companies where they "serve public interest," public ownership could be a consequence for those who did not.

Saying "Brexit has done more harm than good", Burnham pledged to use the U.K.-EU summit later this year to set out "different options are for Britain’s long-term relationship with our European partners."

Saying "Brexit has done more harm than good", Burnham pledged to use the U.K.-EU summit later this year to set out "different options are for Britain’s long-term relationship with our European partners."

A national commission on electoral reform was also announced, with Burnham pleding Labour would contest the next election on a manifesto pledge to change the voting system so "everyone's vote counts and everyone's voice is heard". YouGov currently places Labour ahead in the poills at 23%, followed by both the Conservatives and Reform UK at 21%.

A national commission on electoral reform was also announced, with Burnham pleding Labour would contest the next election on a manifesto pledge to change the voting system so "everyone's vote counts and everyone's voice is heard". YouGov currently places Labour ahead in the poills at 23%, followed by both the Conservatives and Reform UK at 21%.

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Finally a leader with the guts to junk 40 years of stale consensus and offer something genuinely hopeful. A National Care Service would be this generation's NHS, and honest talk about pensions shows real courage rather than ducking hard choices. Patriotism rooted in pride and decency, not xenophobia, is exactly what the country has been starved of.

Finally a leader with the guts to junk 40 years of stale consensus and offer something genuinely hopeful. A National Care Service would be this generation's NHS, and honest talk about pensions shows real courage rather than ducking hard choices. Patriotism rooted in pride and decency, not xenophobia, is exactly what the country has been starved of.

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Tears and warm anecdotes are no substitute for a serious plan to fix a broken economy. Reheated Seventies socialism already bankrupted Britain once, and the finances are in far worse shape this time around. Most of this will quietly vanish into the long grass the moment it gets difficult, which was probably the point.

Tears and warm anecdotes are no substitute for a serious plan to fix a broken economy. Reheated Seventies socialism already bankrupted Britain once, and the finances are in far worse shape this time around. Most of this will quietly vanish into the long grass the moment it gets difficult, which was probably the point.

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Finally a Labour leader with the guts to name what four decades of market worship did to this country and the heart to say why it matters. A National Care Service, public ownership and a fairer voting system add up to the boldest offer since 1945, and honesty about the triple lock proves this is serious governing, not sloganeering. Conviction like that wins elections.

Finally a Labour leader with the guts to name what four decades of market worship did to this country and the heart to say why it matters. A National Care Service, public ownership and a fairer voting system add up to the boldest offer since 1945, and honesty about the triple lock proves this is serious governing, not sloganeering. Conviction like that wins elections.

Tears at a podium do not fix a broken economy, and a country this deep in debt cannot afford a nostalgia trip back to the 1970s that ended with the IMF. Nationalizing everything in sight, reopening Brexit and promising a voting system that would wipe out most Labour MPs is fantasy politics dressed in sentiment. Sensible policy, not stagecraft, is what the moment demands.

Tears at a podium do not fix a broken economy, and a country this deep in debt cannot afford a nostalgia trip back to the 1970s that ended with the IMF. Nationalizing everything in sight, reopening Brexit and promising a voting system that would wipe out most Labour MPs is fantasy politics dressed in sentiment. Sensible policy, not stagecraft, is what the moment demands.

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