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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Hughes

Burnham makes emotional pledge to end care crisis that has ‘gone on too long’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech during a visit to a care home in north London, on adult social care reform (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA) - (PA Wire)

Andy Burnham promised to reform social care to help “my dad and the millions like him” faced with the unfairness of the current system as he acknowledged tax hikes could be needed to pay for fundamental changes.

The Prime Minister, whose father has Alzheimer’s, said “difficult, difficult decisions” could be needed on tax but insisted fixing the current problems in social care in England could save the NHS billions of pounds a year.

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