Andy Burnham pledges NHS-style social care overhaul

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced at Labour's conference a plan to create a universal social care service free at point of use for all in England, funded by general taxation. He acknowledged the political risk but said it's time to 'rip the plaster off' the broken system.

🐿️ Burnham is betting his premiership on a tax-funded care revolution, daring voters to back a big-state solution that previous governments have dodged for decades.