Blair to reveal 'pension rescue package' - papers 22nd April

The Daily Telegraph says Blair told MPs he hoped to come forward "with a solution" to provide a protection scheme for future pensioners who have already become victims of collapsed pension schemes. From next year, the new Pension Protection Fund will safeguard people saving into an occupational pension scheme. However, the government has previously met a lot of criticism over its refusal to include people who have already lost their money in the coming legislation. That may now be a thing of the past as Blair yesterday raised the prospect of a government-backed solution. Whitehall ...