Ministers could be facing more stringent Government gagging as a result of Brexit, former Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann fears.

Writing exclusively for the new Financial Planning Today magazine, launched today, the long time pensions campaigner says she can speak her mind now that she has quit as Pensions Minister.

But her successors may be even less able to say what they really think, she suggested, as a result of the turbulent political climate arising from the outcome of the Brexit vote.

She said: “The unexpected result (of the EU referendum) means political and economic uncertainty have significantly increased.

“I fear the new Government will be even less willing to commit to required reforms and will be even more anxious to prevent any Minister from saying what they truly believe.

“Having left my post, I can now speak more freely and am anxious to highlight some key pension policy issues that I hope my successor will take seriously.”

In her exclusive column, Baroness Altmann writes about:

- The future of the Pensions Bill that she has worked on herself
- What the priorities in pensions must be for her successors
- Her belief that the “overly-complex” pension incentive system must be reformed
- Her ideas for ‘Lifetime Pensions’ rather than a ‘Lifetime ISA’,
- Her role advising on policies from the House of Lords benches

To read her column in full and to find out how to access the new Financial Planning Today magazine click here.