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Lara Bird: “These revelations mark a truly terrible start for Burnham and he hasn’t even begun. It is a case of Westminster déjà vu…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
These revelations mark a truly terrible start for Burnham and he hasn’t even begun. It is a case of Westminster déjà vu, a Labour party plot to save the UK Treasury £6 billion by punishing pensioners.
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Lara Bird
Scottish National Party

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Commenting on pension age changes and Labour's plans.

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