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How much of the fall in pensioner poverty is ‘thanks’ to the Conservatives?
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Conservative shadow minister Helen Whately claimed that the halving of pensioner poverty was “in no small part” thanks to her party. But most of that fall happened when Labour was in power.
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How much of the fall in pensioner poverty is ‘thanks’ to the Conservatives?
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