Tories warn pension delays would 'undermine consensus'

Following suggestions the government might delay the first Pensions Reform Bill until the spring because of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), the Opposition says there should be no reason for a delay. Phillip Hammond, shadow work and pensions secretary, says there can be no reason to delay the proposed pensions bill to deal with changes to the state system, now a broad consensus has been achieved. And he warns: “Any delay and certainly any suggestion that the government is reneging on re-establishing the earnings link to the Basic State Pension would risk undermining that consens...