BURNLEY Labour MP Peter Pike attacked Government policy towards pensioners.

He tackled John Major on the issue at Question Time, asking him: "Are you not concerned about the many thousands of struggling pensioners who get a pension increase and immediately lose income support and other transitional arrangements? This is a serious issue. Dozens of cases have come to my notice in Burnley."

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