If that were to be the crux of the matter then Rishi Sunak would face enough of a battle as it were, but the decision is ultimately a political one and so subject to political factors.

The triple lock was an integral part of the manifesto Boris Johnson ran on in 2019, winning a historic victory.

The Government needs to care about manifesto promises that got them elected, Ms Snowdon said.

“Trust is easily lost when promises are broken, regardless of the motivation. Lots of money has been spent frivolously on other things delivering poor value and we must not forget that many pensioners are actually poor.”

For Rishi Sunak to continue the triple lock as it stands would be to steer the UK increasingly towards fiscal ruin, but not to do so would risk severing the link between his party and their most loyal core of support; pensioners.

According to YouGov, the Conservatives won 67 percent of the vote among over-70s, a figure which peeled away as the age group in question gets younger until we reach the 18-24 age bracket, only 21 percent of whom voted Conservative.