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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Maddox

Burnham urges opposition leaders to ‘problem-solve’ social care crisis

  • Prime Minister Andy Burnham is urging an end to political point-scoring to address England's social care crisis, warning that the NHS could collapse without a solution.
  • He will host a summit with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey to seek cross-party consensus on delivering social care.
  • Burnham stressed the urgency of finding common ground on an issue that previous governments have avoided due to its perceived difficulty.
  • The initiative faces economic challenges, with concerns over funding new commitments amid high inflation and limited government borrowing capacity, potentially necessitating tax rises.
  • Baroness Louise Casey will lead the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care and launch a Big Conversation on Care to gather public input for a future National Care Service.

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