Petition to save pensions dashboard passes 80,000 signatures

The petition, which launched six days ago, is addressed to secretary of state for work and pensions Esther McVey and has called on the government not to "scrap" the pensions dashboard. Four days ago the petition had 14,000 signatures, but over the weekend it gathered momentum, bringing the total to 82,776 signatures at the time of writing. The petition came after McVey was reported to be preparing to "kill off" the government's involvement in the project during parliament's summer recess. Speaking in an evidence session in parliament with the Work and Pensions Committee last Wednes...