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Jeremy Corbyn

OPINION - Jeremy Corbyn: Why I'm supporting independents to defeat Labour in London on May 7

Every day, millions of people endure the agonising consequences of the social care crisis.

After years of cuts and privatisation, our understaffed, overworked and unaffordable care system is leaving the elderly, sick and disabled without the vital support they need. Vast numbers of unpaid carers — predominantly women — end up filling the gap, sacrificing their careers and income to provide round-the-clock care.

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