Kemi Badenoch has admitted the Tories might not be able to bring back the state pension triple lock if Labour scraps it before the election.
Andy Burnham announced in his party conference speech last week that he wants to downgrade the policy, in a move that will cost pensioners billions of pounds.
Since the Coalition, payments have gone up every year by the highest out of inflation, earnings and 2.5 per cent.
But the Government is pledging to legislate so that from 2030 the earnings link is watered down, pegging the level to a proportion of average incomes.
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