Following the General Election, the Tory party has been left in a minority Government and is seeking a pact with the Democratic Unionist Party to achieve a slim Commons majority. Now that there is a hung Parliament, it seems that key decisions around the State retirement age, the State pension triple lock, social care funding and the potential increased scrutiny by the Pensions Regulator of defined benefit (DB) schemes may all take a back seat while the Government shortens its legislative programme and concentrates on Brexit issues. Click here for more.
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