Sunak under pressure to grant amnesty to unpaid carers fined for rule breaches

It can be difficult to appeal, meaning many thousands of unpaid carers may have repaid huge sums when there is little evidence of wrongdoing. Photograph: David Saunders/Alamy

More than 150,000 unpaid carers are facing huge fines for minor rule breaches, figures show, as MPs, charities and campaigners demand an immediate amnesty.

Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, joined calls to write off the vast debts incurred by tens of thousands of people who care for sick, disabled and elderly relatives after experts raised concerns about the legality of the government’s approach.