The Prime Minister has refused to guarantee the triple lock on pensions.
Theresa May twice failed to answer the question during a record 58-minute Prime Minister's Questions, saying only that "under a Conservative government, pensioner incomes would continue to increase".
It is understood that Mrs May is coming under increasing pressure to drop the pledge, which means pensions always rise by 2.5%, from the Conservative manifesto.
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During a rowdy questions session, she was put on the spot in the last PMQs before the General Election by the SNP's Angus Robertson.
Mrs May replied: "I've been very clear that under this Conservative government, we have seen pensioners benefit as a result of what we've done to the basic state pension to the tune of £1,250 a year.
"I am clear that under a Conservative government, pensioner incomes would continue to increase."
When she failed to answer Mr Robertson asked her again and said: "Is not the message to pensioners you cannot trust this Prime Minister, you cannot trust the Tories on your pension."
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