Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick have said Reform will maintain the triple lock after Burnham proposed replacing it from 2030. Jenrick says Reform would cut wasteful spending to protect pensioners and raise the tax-free personal allowance. These are Reform pledges; voters should judge them against the party's detailed funding plans. The principle is clear: pensioners should not be asked to carry the burden of choices made in Westminster.
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