Andy Burnham rules out paying compensation to Waspi women
Labour leadership hopeful says he does not support payments after backlash but is open to other benefits Andy Burnham has ruled out paying compensation to the “Waspi women” who claim they lost out owing to changes to the state pension age – but said he was open to the idea of giving them other benefits. Burnham had previously indicated he backed compensating as many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s, some of whom claim they lost thousands of pounds because they were ill-informed about the c
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Andy Burnham campaigning in the Makerfield constituency this week. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham campaigning in the Makerfield constituency this week. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty ImagesAndy BurnhamAndy Burnham rules out paying compensation to Waspi women Labour leadership hopeful says he does not support payments after backlash but is open to other benefitsJessica ElgotThu 11 Jun 2026 10.14 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAndy Burnham has ruled out paying compensation to the “Waspi women” who claim they lost out owing to changes to the state pension age – but said he was open to the idea of giving them other benefits.Burnham had previously indicated he backed compensating as many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s, some of whom…
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