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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Andy Burnham wants social care reform to be his legacy – but for him, this is personal

Every prime minister who enters Downing Street wants to ensure that by the time they go, they have left some sort of legacy – a mark of their premiership that has changed the country or the world for the better.

Andy Burnham has been clear from day one that he wants his legacy issue to be fixing the ongoing social care crisis in this country, but for him, this is far more than just a matter of legacy – it is personal.

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