Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, has told iNews that, “given the hit that young people are taking from the lockdown, I don’t think asking pensioners to share the pain is outrageous”.

He added: “Things have moved on – pensioner poverty is no longer the problem it used to be. The idea of some modification of this commitment won’t do any great harm.”

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