The government has been branded "shameless" after it announced women affected by changes to the state pension age will not receive compensation.

Labour’s refusal of compensation comes despite the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) ruling that affected women were due compensation of typically £1,000 to £2,950 each. The Lib Dems described the rejection as a “day of shame”.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the decision to reject compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age after a backlash. She said "the vast majority" of women knew the changes were coming, and "as Chancellor I have to account for every penny of taxpayers money spent".

Keir Starmer’s UK government faces a backlash after saying it will not compensate the so-called “WASPI women,” who were affected by an unexpected increase in the state pension age, the latest example of the new Labour administration alienating a core constituency of voters.

The government is facing a backlash after it rejected compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age. In opposition, senior Labour figures had been vocal supporters of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) campaign,

MPs and campaigners have slammed the government’s decision not to compensate women affected by changes to pension rules.

Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain has said that the government’s decision not to compensate WASPI women is an “absolute betrayal”.