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Lib Dem proposals take social care reform seriously – but doubts remain over how they’d pay for it

Despite the fact that it is central to so many people’s lives, too often, social care is an afterthought for UK political parties. In the first TV debate of the 2024 general election, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer devoted only 36 seconds to this issue.

The Conversation

Social care is a timebomb beneath Britain – why does neither main party have a plan to tackle it?

Plans to fund adult care have been derided as a ‘dementia tax’ or a ‘death tax’. The carers I visited showed me that what they need is both urgent and simple, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Lib Dems: the welcome return of tax-and-spend politics

Editorial: Sir Ed Davey says he is offering a programme for real change. Voters should seriously consider it when casting their ballots

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Window dressing for the undecided: Lib Dems launch fantasy bingo manifesto

Ed Davey knows he’s not going to be forming the next government – it’s best to treat the party’s pitch as a mood board

The Guardian - UK

Why the Lib Dems pledge to reverse Brexit is their best chance this election

In 2019 the Lib Dem promise to reverse Brexit was an election disaster for the party, but five years on things are different

The Independent UK

Should the UK rejoin the EU single market? Join The Independent Debate

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said he wanted to fix the UK’s broken relationship with Europe after Brexit, in a bid to win the support of millions of voters who want closer ties with the bloc

The Independent UK

Ed Davey says Lib Dems would fight for UK to rejoin EU single market and eventually overturn Brexit

The Liberal Democrat leader said fixing the UK’s broken relationship with Europe will drive down prices in shops and widen opportunities for young people to work throughout the bloc

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Tax and the NHS: key takeaways from the Lib Dem manifesto launch

No major surprises at launch, as Davey attempts to separate party from Labour and Tories in terms of policy costings

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems launch election manifesto with pledge to ‘save the NHS’

Party presents ‘fully costed plan to tackle the healthcare crisis from top to bottom’, including guarantees on GPs and dentists and free-to-access social care

The Guardian - UK

LibDems blasted over 'abandoning route back to EU' as party launches manifesto

THE LibDems have unveiled a manifesto pledge to get Britain back into the single market – opening them up to accusations they have “abandoned…

The National (Scotland)

Ed Davey's eye-popping rollercoaster ride in latest election stunt after launching Lib Dem manifesto

He first grabbed the media spotlight by falling off a paddleboard on Lake Windermere

Evening Standard

Lib Dem manifesto: Right to see GP within a week at heart of Ed Davey’s plan to transform Britain

Lib Dem leader proposes £9billion ‘rescue package’ for the NHS and other public services

Evening Standard

Harder to own your first home under the Tories, Rishi Sunak admits – UK politics as it happened

PM acknowledges in BBC Panorama interview to air tonight that it is a challenge for people to buy their first home

The Guardian - UK

General Election London: Lib Dems in fierce battles against Tories for three marginal seats

The Liberal Democrats are targeting Wimbledon, Carshalton and Wallington and Sutton and Cheam to rebuild their south west London stronghold

Evening Standard

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London housing crisis: Renters to get three-year tenancies under plans in Lib Dem manifesto

Sir Ed Davey pledged a ‘fair deal for renters’ as he outlined the Lib Dems’ proposals for government

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What to expect from the Labour and Tory manifestos

In today’s newsletter: With the general election looming, this week will likely see the main parties set out their stalls on taxes, healthcare, and more. But first a shock snap election has been called in France.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems to promise overhaul of capital gains tax to raise £5bn for NHS

Money raised in manifesto commitment would be used to recruit 8,000 more GPs and speed up cancer treatment

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London results: Who is my MP in Kingston and Surbiton? Ed Davey

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

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The Guardian - UK

What is socialism? Just look at the NHS

Our health service is a perfect example of socialism in action. Let’s apply its principles elsewhere

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak openly condemned by second cabinet minister over D-Day row as he cancels press event

Prime minister said to be despondent over furious backlash to his missing international event

The Independent UK

Liberal Democrat manifesto to pledge under-35s can live, study and work in EU despite Brexit

Exclusive: Commitment to scheme, which would stop short of free movement, comes as Ed Davey’s party seeks to appeal to younger voters in key ‘blue wall’ seats it believes it can take from the Tories

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems to promise £1.5bn reform of carer’s allowance including debt amnesty

Proposals also include a £20-a-week boost to payments and an increased limit on earnings from part-time work

The Guardian - UK

Election diary: Rishi Sunak makes a French exit and Ed Davey wins hearts

The PM slipped away from D-day events to give an interview, while the Lib Dem leader talked movingly about his son

Al Jazeera

UK’s Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day event early for TV interview

After widespread criticism, prime minister says decision to skip ceremony in France was a ‘mistake’.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak apologises for skipping international D-Day ceremony for TV interview

RISHI Sunak has apologised after skipping a major international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in order to carry out a General…

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