PM rules out compulsory pensions before next election

Speaking during prime minister’s question time in the House of Commons yesterday, Blair told MPs public approval would be required if compulsory contributions were recommended by the Pensions Commission, which is currently looking for solutions to the existing UK pensions crisis. Responding to a question from David Laws, the Liberal Democrat spokesman for work and pensions, Blair said the government would bring forward proposals once the Turner Commission had submitted its report in the Autumn. But the prime minister also conceded: “If you were to introduce something such as compulsio...