The four options to fund Burnham’s social care plans – and the risks

The new Prime Minister wants to revolutionise social care but hasn't set out how he will pay for it

Andy Burnham has pleaded for opponents to engage in a cross-party discussion over sweeping adult social care reform as he indicated new taxes could fund an overhaul under “difficult decision”.   In a press conference from a Jewish care centre in North London, Burnham indicated he wanted social care to be funded on an “

Andy Burnham admits 'difficult decisions' will be made on tax to fund social care reforms  GB News

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...

With Andy Burnham saying he wants to bring "substantial change" to social care in England, BBC Verify looks at what could be done.