LABOUR’S refusal to compensate Waspi women again “slams the door” on justice, campaigners warned today after ministers ruled out redress for pension age communication failures. Women affected by changes to the state pension age were told for the second time that they would not receive compensation, despite findings of maladministration by the parliamentary and health service ombudsman. Labour reviewed its previous stance after the rediscovery of a 2007 Department for Work and Pensions evaluation, which led officials to stop sending automatic pension forecast letters. He said the “vast majority” of affected women were already aware the pension age was rising through public information campaigns. Unison general secretary Andrea Egan said: “This decision slams the door on justice for a generation of women who lost out through no fault of their own.