Pensions  

Labour challenges government on Waspi policy

This, the report found, could be done at a cost of £8bn - which Ms Black said was a "fraction of the cost" projected by government.

But the current Conservative government has consistently refused to give any ground to the Waspi women.

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The country is due to go to the polls for a General Election on 8 June. After that, the next election would probably not be until 2022, by which time the majority of the women affected will have reached pension age.

james.fernyhough@ft.com