Hutton calls for consensus on pensions reform

In a speech to MPs yesterday Hutton stated the white paper set out the changes the government intended to make to the pensions system in the UK over the next few years. He called the reforms "radical and far-reaching", and he stated there was a large measure of support for the general principles behind the reforms. Hutton also said MPs could not "pick and choose" from within the package to avoid tough choices that had to be made. "Those who want to change some elements of the proposals need to explain how they could do so without jeopardising the key outcomes of fairness, simplicity and...