On May Day - International Workers' Day of all days - this Government betrayed hundreds of thousands of pensioners in this country and sabotaged the democracy of this House by refusing to issue the money message for the retired workers Bill, which had passed Second Stage and pre-legislative scrutiny and would give pensioners the right to have a say over the fact that their pensions were slashed and have never recovered from the austerity cuts to pensioners. They campaigned for this. The Government announced this on Friday of all days.

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It is a disgrace. Those pensioners are furious. They are very angry. Will the Government at least explain to this House why it has done this to our pensioners?

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