Woman killed herself over pension worries after election, MP claims

A woman killed herself after the British general election result heightened her pension worries, an SNP MP has claimed.

Woman killed herself over pension worries after election, MP claims

A woman killed herself after the British general election result heightened her pension worries, an SNP MP has claimed.

Mhairi Black, the SNP's pensions spokeswoman, said she was "absolutely scunnered" - meaning annoyed - with "banging on about the injustice" done to women by moves to increase the state pension age from 60 to 65.

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