Boris Johnson’s care cap ‘catastrophe’ for poorer Brits is in deadlock after the House of Lords voted it down for a second time.
Peers agreed by just nine votes last night to strike out a Tory policy that will leave poorer and northern homeowners forking out more for care.
The PM’s long-delayed social care plans set an £86,000 limit on how much care residents will have to pay over their lifetimes, starting in October 2023.
