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What election promises on the State Pension will mean

Ed Monk

Ed Monk - Fidelity International

This week, why has the State Pension become a battleground in the upcoming General Election - and what are the parties promising?

Will the Government’s pledge of ‘Triple Lock Plus’ move the dial on its dire poll numbers, and will Labour respond with its own offering to pensioners?

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