Jonathan Ashworth commenting on Rishi Sunak refusing to rule out raising the retirement age to 75

Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour's Shadow Paymaster General, commenting on Rishi Sunak refusing to rule out raising the retirement age to 75, said:

"Rishi Sunak has again failed to categorically rule out raising the retirement age to 75 to pay for his reckless and unfunded Liz Truss style £46 billion blackhole.

"It has been 56 days since days of silence since the Prime Minister first made this pledge, with pensioners and those approaching retirement age left in the dark about how he will pay for this tax pledge and how the state pension will be changed.

"The Prime Minister might think he can squat in 10 Downing Street and dodge these questions forever, but Labour won't stand by and let Rishi Sunak and the Tories inflict yet more hardship on pensioners because of his weakness and desperation."