Rishi Sunak fails to rule out raising the retirement age to 75

Rishi Sunak failed to rule out raising the state pension age to 75 in a bid to shore up finances.

The prime minister was asked the question by Keir Starmer during PMQs on Wednesday 1 May.

The Labour leader asked the question in reference to a remark made by Conservative peer Lord Frost.

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[LordWalsallian]

This is so wrong! He could retire tomorrow if he wanted whilst the “poors” have to work till they drop dead. Tories are a disgrace. All those politicians sitting in that Parliament can retire at 55 if they wanted.

[ryannoble]

Sunak probably has several pension pots, total hypocrite.

[darrelltregear]

People won't see 75 that's the real reason they want you to work till your 75

[kanedNunable]

cant wait to see 75 year old roofers. what a country.

[marilynharripersad]

Get sunak out!!! What a waste of space!!!

[Tee]

75 at that age you'll become a hazard what employer would hire you..

[andrewhubbard]

Instead of handing out eight millions pounds a day for illegal MIGRANTS honour hard working british tax payers there PENSIONS

[bobbybates]

What shifty sunak cannot understand is how does he exspect people who are 66 and over to find work or employers who will give them employment Another stupid idea from shifty sunak and his tory goons

[lablackzed]

One way of saving money work till 75 drop dead at 80 goverment only has to pay 5 years old age pension what a life .😡

[mayam]

You got millions of unemployed migrants... put them to work!

[zingo]

retirement age 75 ? FFS, These mp's a trully mental, next thing they will be saying you can retire the day you die.

[ScoobySTi]

Sunak and his wife are worth over 500 million, earn tens of millions in passive income each year.
He's unelected and a disgrace to humanity.

[kola]

Well then if the people are made to work to 75 … we would all be so ill to work the last 10 years we would have to be on benefits- this guy can’t see the picture

[pukhtanoawazona]

This is out of order. Rishi, turning the country of paradise into hell.

[grahamhireme]

People in their seventies in the construction industry would become a health and safety issue for themselves and fellow workers. Climbing up a forty foot ladder with tools on your back. Some are fitter than others but you can’t get away from the fact that over half century on the tools takes its toll

[markwright]

For God's sake people stop voting for the tories or Labour. Give reform a chance before its game over UK

[junehill]

I truly bwlieve that whoever the political party is in control ...I think they are hoping that people will die before getting their pension .75 ????..absolutely farsical ...but we expect noting else now in this broken country ...where the elderly are treated abysmally ...

[HLO-iybp]

I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed my life forever, hoping to retire next year.. Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life

[michaelcoles]

I still didn’t hear this plank rule it out answer the questions

[RandomNooby]

Timed served electronic engineer with 3 degrees and I struggled to find work at 55, Get rich Rishi is a disgrace. Interesting that his father in laws company found oil off the shores of Gaza 2 years ago, and Rishi supports the war, must be coincidence..