The Government has announced it will look again at whether or not to award compensation to so-called Waspi women over changes to the state pension age.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said Labour would “retake” the decision after his predecessor Liz Kendall rejected a watchdog’s recommendation to give compensation to the affected women in December .

McFadden told MPs in the Commons that the Government had not considered 2007 research findings by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

“In light of this – and in the interests of fairness and transparency – I have concluded that the Government should now consider this evidence,” he said. New Feature

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