Brown backs down on pension reform - papers 5th April

According to the paper, the chancellor's conversion includes restricting means-testing for benefits, which has been one of his most cherished policies, including phasing out the pension credit - his chosen vehicle for helping Britain's poorest pensioners. Brown startled and delighted his cabinet colleagues when he said he accepted 95% of the Turner commission proposals and would work to build a cross-party consensus. After months of reported conflict between the Prime Minister, Tony Blair and Brown over pension reform, including claims that Blair would overrule the chancellor, Brown y...