Minister defends Burnham plan to slash state pension triple lock as Tories warn it will be another winter fuel payments disaster
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the controversial downgrade was the 'right answer to a difficult question'.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated disasters & weather brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the controversial downgrade was the 'right answer to a difficult question'.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Oct 13, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Disasters & Weather
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- Topic signals: developing story metadata
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- Source published: Oct 13, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC
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