Andy Burnham pledges NHS-style social care overhaul
💡 Why it matters
If implemented, this would end the postcode lottery of care costs and means-testing, potentially reshaping the welfare state and requiring significant tax increases or spending cuts.
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.
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