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Our priority since 1997 has
Our priority since 1997 has been to tackle pensioner poverty.
Nearly two million pensioners have been lifted out of absolute
poverty as a result of Labour’s measures, which are now getting
on average an extra £2,000 a year to the poorest third.Our
priorities now are to build a national consensus for tomorrow’s
pensioners, combining public and private pension
schemes to build security in retirement, and to extend the
quality of life of older people.