Women must accept later retirement, says minister

Has Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign been given false hope? David Prosser reports.

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The government has faced down campaigners

New pensions minister Richard Harrington has warned campaigners for more financial support for older women not to expect any concessions from the government. Harrington said the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign had been given false hope by MPs who had supported their cause, and insisted the government would make "no further changes".

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David Prosser
Business Columnist

David Prosser is a regular MoneyWeek columnist, writing on small business and entrepreneurship, as well as pensions and other forms of tax-efficient savings and investments. David has been a financial journalist for almost 30 years, specialising initially in personal finance, and then in broader business coverage. He has worked for national newspaper groups including The Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer, Express Newspapers and, most recently, The Independent, where he served for more than three years as business editor.