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Andy Burnham rules out paying compensation to Waspi women

11 June 2026 at 15:14

Labour leadership hopeful says he does not support payments after backlash but is open to other benefits

Andy Burnham has ruled out paying compensation to the “Waspi women” who claim they lost out owing to changes to the state pension age – but said he was open to the idea of giving them other benefits.

Burnham had previously indicated he backed compensating as many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s, some of whom claim they lost thousands of pounds because they were ill-informed about the changes.

Union des journalistes ivoiriens en France : Joël Ettien reçoit sa lettre de mission

La Dépêche d'Abidjan

By: La Dépêche d'Abidjan

11 June 2026 at 15:04

Arrivé en tête lors de l’élection des membres du conseil d’administration de l’UJIF, Joël Ettien, par ailleurs responsable de la Commission Stratégie et Développement de l’association, a été nommé chargé de mission pour la Côte d’Ivoire et l’Afrique. À ce titre, il a reçu délégation du président Axel Illary afin d’agir dans le cadre des […]