Hunt’s Pension Promise: Triple Lock Will Be In Manifesto

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BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’ve heard the chancellor commit to keeping the triple lock pensions system in place, if the Conservatives win the next election.

It means the increase in the state pension will rise by the highest rate out of average earnings growth, inflation, or 2.5%.

Laura, Paddy and Henry also discuss whether the government should be counting a drop in inflation as a win.

And, the three of them discuss how traditional media is reflecting on its own role in the frenzy of speculation about the Princess of Wales that preceded her cancer diagnosis disclosure.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Paddy O’Connell and Laura Kuenssberg. It was made by Chris Flynn and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Sam Dickinson. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:04.7	So on the Saturday newscast, you said you were going to reveal a story about Andrew Bailey,
0:09.4	the head of the Bank of England and Apple Pie.
0:12.0	I didn't say I was going to reveal it. I said that makes me think of a story about
0:16.2	Andrew Bailey and Apple Pie. You linked the words Andrew Bailey and the word the words
0:21.8	Apple Pie. That's true. I tell you what I'll do
0:24.7	as I'll be a tease and I will message the person who told me this story and asking them
0:29.2	whether or not it's if I can have permission to share that story with our newscasters.
0:34.1	Okay.
0:35.1	So you need...
0:36.1	I'm another story with Andrew Bailey about a silver pot.
0:37.4	No, but I'll maybe keep that for another time.
0:40.5	You need an apple sauce.
0:41.6	Oh!
0:44.0	So glad to have been able to give you a reason for that pun.
0:48.0	Let's get underway with a serious business because law has got a scoop.
0:51.0	We've had lots to report on on the radar. Here we are with
0:54.0	Sunday's newscast. Newscast. Newscast from the BBC.
0:57.6	Why can't people buy a house? Look at their wages. Do you know any questions on things that are not related to math?
1:02.4	People who say that we were partying simply do not know what they are talking about.
1:07.0	The era of global warming has ended.
1:09.4	The era of global boiling has arrived.
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