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Reeves: I understand why Waspi campaigners are disappointed

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Reeves: I understand why Waspi campaigners are disappointed

Reeves: I understand why Waspi campaigners are disappointed

Rachel Reeves says she can understand why women affected by changes to the state pension age will feel "disappointed", but adds that paying an "expensive compensation bill" was not the best use of taxpayers' money.

Campaigners say the government's decision not to compensate women affected by changes to the state pension age, and their communication of these changes, are "bizarre and totally unjustified".

But the chancellor says the ombudsman has reported that around 90 percent of women knew the changes were coming.

Report by Brooksl.

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