British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged to overhaul state pensions, establish free care for older people at the point of use and bring water, energy and housing under greater public control. He said the government would separate annual pension increases from average earnings growth, generating savings for a national care service without increasing borrowing. The triple lock, introduced in 2011, currently raises pensions by the highest of inflation, wage growth or 2.5%. Burnham said the pension and care policy would be introduced after the next election if Labour is returned to power and would comply with fiscal rules. On water, he pledged to repeal the restriction on public ownership instituted in the 1980s, give regional mayors greater powers, close loopholes enabling excessive executive bonuses and impose tougher consequences on repeatedly failing companies. Existing proposals would remove government ownership limits of between 1% and 3% for major water and sewerage companies in England, while retaining reliance on private-sector investment. Further details on the wider reforms are due in a 10-year plan for Britain later this year.