Andy Burnham to 'put everything' behind issue government has 'kicked down the road for decades'

The Prime Minister will make a speech on Wednesday22:36, 28 Jul 2026Andy Burnham will vow to "put everything" behind overhauling England's social care system as he urges politicians to stop "playing politics". Visiting a care home on Wednesday (July 29) Burnham will say the country faces a choice between continuing to delay reform or finally tackling what he describes as one of Westminster's longest-running failures.‌He is expected to call on political rivals to work together on reform, arguing that social care has been repeatedly shelved because it has been viewed as "too risky, too difficult, and too complicated".‌The move comes as opposition leaders Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey have been invited to talks aimed at finding cross-party agreement on changes to the adult social care system.‌Ah