PM in pension u-turn as bill amendments flood in

The proposal to raise the state pension age (SPA) to 66 by 2020, contained in the Pensions Bill before Parliament, leaves half a million women facing delays of up to two years before they can collect their pensions. However, Cameron said the government will announce help for these particular women soon, with the third and final reading of the Pensions Bill due on Tuesday 18 October. In Prime Minister's questions yesterday, Cameron said: "It is right to equalise men and women's state pension ages. It is right to raise the retirement age to 66. "We know a large group of people are af...