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Lanarkshire politician challenges Tory MSPs over their support for party's decision to end pensions triple lock

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Airdrie & Shotts MP Anum Qaisar has challenged Central Scotland’s three Tory MSPs to explain whether they support their party’s decision to end the pensions triple lock.Scotland’s Tory MPs voted in favour of scrapping the triple lock, which is set to leave over one million pensioners in Scotland £520 worse off next year, and a cumulative £2600 worse off over the next five years.Research from the House of Commons Library, conducted in June, revealed UK pensions are the least generous in North-west Europe by comparison to the average wage.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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