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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Burnham turns to Tories and Lib Dems for social care solutions: ‘Help me fix this’

Andy Burnham has challenged his opponents to join him in putting aside political point-scoring to find a solution to England’s social care crisis.

The new Labour prime minister is set to hold a summit in Downing Street on Wednesday with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey to begin the process of thrashing out a way to deliver social care before it collapses the NHS.

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