Torsten Bell

Torsten Bell

Labour — Swansea West

Speaking in the House of Commons on 9 March 2026

Debate

State Pension

Contribution

That was just a bit sad, because the U-turn that we are seeing is from the hon. Member, who declined to vote against the Pensions Schemes Bill at Second Reading and on Report. I will quote him back to himself. He told me that “the Minister”—that is me— “will be pleased to hear that there is cross-party consensus on many of the planned changes.” [Interruption.] Wait a second. He then got even more excited—back in his reasonable days, before he had been leant on by the “looney tunes” who will wander off to Reform—and told us that “we broadly support the measures in the Bill”.—[Official Report, 7 July 2025; Vol. 770, c. 722-723.] The U-turn has been done by the hon. Member, who has let himself down.

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