“Triple lock scrapped by 2030″ reads the headline of the Daily Telegraph, which reports Burnham’s pensions plan would replace the triple lock with a double lock. This means the state pension would increase by either inflation or a minimum of 2.5% – the link with wage growth will be scrapped. The front page also includes a story about Manchester City football club, which has been found guilty of charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules.”City face expulsion over £1bn cheating scandal,” it says.
