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Andy Burnham says he will "honour" the promise to keep the triple lock pension unchanged throughout this Parliament, adding from April 2030 it would be adjusted to help fund social care reforms. Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00It's the leadership I promised you when I asked to be your leader, and I will do it.
00:07But I'll be honest as well.
00:10We promised in our manifesto to keep the triple lock unchanged throughout this parliament.
00:17I will honour that promise.
00:20I will honour that promise.
00:22And I'll do more.
00:24I'll do more.
00:25That promise will take the state pension to a record high.
00:33From there, in April 2030, we will adjust it.
00:41The state pension will continue to rise every year at least by prices or 2.5%.
00:48And it will hold its value relative to earnings over time.

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