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Tory MP Sir Edward Leigh has urged political parties to work together to “phase out” the Triple Lock uprating mechanism for the State Pension . The Father of the House told MPs during Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) questions on Monday that he is in receipt of the Triple Lock but said it is "not an effective way of tackling pensioner poverty” and is “bankrupting the country”. ‌

The Gainsborough MP continued: “I am sorry not to be party political, but can we not have a consensus between the parties that we should phase out the Triple Lock, concentrate resources on pensioners in real poverty and have an agreement on dealing with benefits generally to get people back into work? We should work together.” ‌

Under the Triple Lock the New and Basic State Pensions increa

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