DWP told to take £313 off state pensioners to fund Andy Burnham social care plan

Mr Burnham will stop short of presenting proposals for a new social care system in this speech.

Leading economic think tank warns there is ‘no capacity’ to borrow more with inflation set to go higher than expected, growth set to plummet and a massive squeeze on spending

His spokesman confirmed the position ahead of a speech tomorrow on adult social care

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to give more detail on his Government’s plans for social care in a speech on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to give more detail on his Government’s plans for social care in a speech on Wednesday.

Mike Padgham, chair of North Yorkshire’s Independent Care Group, who runs Saint Cecilia’s Care Home, in Scarborough, said that “people can’t wait any longer to get a better deal on care”.

REFORM and the Tories have challenged Andy Burnham to rule out tax hikes to fix Britain's broken social care system. The Prime Minister has vowed he does not want to leave office without fixing the crisis, but has not explained how he would pay for any reform. Labour has floated the idea that families could...

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In a letter to the PM, the Conservative leader offers to work with him on adult social care reform.

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