An accountant has suggested an alternative to the triple lock metric for determining the increase in the state pension.

Chris Demetriou, co-founder of Nottingham-based Archimedia Accounts, said policy makers should look at other countries’ models for a more sustainable alternative.

He told Express.co.uk: “Exploring alternative models like Denmark’s – which retains an inflation floor but does not guarantee annual upratings – deserves consideration.

“This maintains retired clients’ standard of…