Sir Keir Starmer has defended his government's decision not to pay compensation to Waspi women following backlash. The prime minister stressed he could not further "burden" the taxpayers despite the government apologising for delays in sending out letters informing them the state pension age was increasing.
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00:00Well, I do understand their concerns. The Ombudsman's findings were clear in relation
00:06to the Maladministration, but also clear about the lack of direct financial injustice
00:14as the Ombudsman saw it, and that's why we've taken the decision that we've taken.
00:18But I do understand, of course, the concern of the WASPI women, but also, of course,
00:23I have to take into account whether it's right at the moment to impose further burden on the
00:29taxpayer, which is what it would be. So, of course, I acknowledge their concern,
00:34but we're following the findings of the Ombudsman, and it is a question of balancing
00:38those concerns with the taxpayers' obligations,
00:42which are already very high, and that finding of the Ombudsman.