When in opposition the Prime Minister said former Tory government had ‘its fingers in its ears’ over the state pension outrage

The blunt truth is it has long been highly unlikely that this government or its Conservative predecessor would pay compensation to women hit by changes to the state pension age. The institutional failure was less egregious than the Post Office or infected blood scandals,

Keir Starmer has been forced to defend his government’s U-turn on pledges to compensate the Waspi women who lost out because of changes in their pension arrangements.

The announcement has been branded a "day of shame" for the Labour government, who have been accused of turning their backs on pension-aged women.

KEIR Starmer has been accused of spreading “dangerous misinformation” in his defence of not giving compensation to Waspi women.

It came after Sir Keir Starmer said the Treasury couldn't afford to pay out compensation, with Labour ministers warning the total cost could have risen to more than £10bn. Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) says 3.

Starmer accused of betraying Waspi women as he rules out vote on compensation - Downing Street said it had ‘no plans’ for a vote on the issue, adding MPs had had ‘an opportunity to have their say’ on Tuesday.

The Scottish Labour leader said the decision not to compensate any women born in the 50s who were not aware of changes to the state pension age was "the wrong one".