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Andy Burnham rules out paying compensation to Waspi women

Labour leadership hopeful says he does not support payments after backlash but is open to other benefits Andy Burnham has ruled out paying compensation to the “Waspi women” who claim they lost out owing to changes to…

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The GuardianJun 11, 2026, 2:14 PM

Andy Burnham rules out paying compensation to Waspi women

Labour leadership hopeful says he does not support payments after backlash but is open to other benefits Andy Burnham has ruled out paying compensation to the “Waspi women” who claim they lost out owing to changes to the state pension age – but said he was open to the idea of giving them other benefits. Burnham had previously indicated he backed compensating as many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s, some of whom claim they lost thousands of pounds because they were ill-informed about the changes. Continue reading...

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