Farage's war on 'gold-plated' pensions 'threatens disaster for NHS'

Reform’s plans to scrap so-called gold-plated public sector pensions will make it harder to hire enough doctors and nurses, unions have warned.

The proposals would also hit “the people who keep the country moving” such as bin collectors, social workers and school support staff, according to senior union figures.

Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, on Wednesday suggested the party would axe defined benefit pension schemes for public sector workers, arguing they are too expensive for the state and therefore threaten the health of the economy.

But unions representing health workers said the plans put forward by Nigel Farage’s party would worsen a recruitment crisis in the NHS and social care, potentially impacting waiting lists and patient safety. New Feature

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