'Dropping Triple Lock Would Be A Hard Sell, But Social Care Is A Mess' | Labour MP

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"Pensioners, some of them are very vulnerable, the most vulnerable parts of our society, so we must protect them. On the other hand, as a GP, I can see the mess that social care is in." Changing pensioner protection would be a “hard sell”, and it might not be a “great idea to get rid of the triple lock”, says Labour MP for Stroud and GP, Simon Opher. Simon Opher and Tom Peck were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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