Speaking to co-hosts Thomas Parker and Nick Reeve, Whately – the shadow pensions minister – outlined the dangers of the government gaining power to direct investments by pension funds.

She also spoke more broadly on government overreach and the thorny issue of the triple lock on the state pension. You can hear the full discussion on the Always A Pensions Angle podcast, available via Acast or wherever you get your podcasts.

Peers vote to scrap mandation power from Pension Schemes Bill

House of Lords benches

Full coverage from the House of Lords vote on mandation, with responses from trade bodies including the Pensions Management Institute and Pensions UK. Read the full article.