Kemi Badenoch has said she does not want to scrap the triple lock "now" but said "lets see mess Labour leaves for us".

The Tory leader told Sky News that the triple lock was a Conservative idea and that it was right to protect people who had contributed to the welfare system.

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The triple lock means the state pension must rise by whichever is highest of either average earnings, inflation or 2.5%.

However, she said she would not say she would "never" reform it or explicitly rule it out for the next parliament.

In April, the government stated that 55% of social security expenditure in 2025-26 would be spent on pensioners.

The Office for Budget Responsibility says the triple lock has pushed up t

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