28 months after the PM promised to ‘fix’ social care, the plan is unfair and lacking
Ministers today unveiled a ten-year ‘vision’ for social care. 28 months after Boris Johnson told the public that…
Social Care
Liz Kendall sets out Labour priorities for social care in NCASC speech
Shadow minister Liz Kendall has used a speech today to set out Labour’s priorities for social care –…
“Working-class dementia tax” to affect Midlands and North worst, analysis finds
Plans to cover the costs of the recently unveiled social care policy described by Keir Starmer as a…
PMQs: Tory social care plan is “working-class dementia tax”, says Starmer
It would be funny watching the mental gymnastics of Boris Johnson trying to square the circle of his…
MPs back “Robin Hood in reverse” social care funding plan by majority of 26
The new government plan for social care costs, which Labour branded as “Robin Hood in reverse”, has passed…
A future Labour government would be stable and thrifty, Starmer tells CBI
Keir Starmer is wooing business today. The Confederation of British Industry is holding its annual conference and the Labour…
“Worst fears” realised as North braces for scaled back integrated rail plan
Ministers will today unveil the long-awaited integrated rail plan. They are expected to drop the eastern leg of HS2 to…
Social care cap a “bigger con than we initially thought”, shadow minister says
Liz Kendall has warned that the social care cap announced earlier in the year by the Conservative government…
73% of care workers struggle to afford day-to-day essentials, research finds
Research commissioned by Citizens UK into the effect of low pay on employees in the care sector has…
The Scottish government claims to be offering a National Care Service – it isn’t
Social care is in crisis and not fit for purpose – that much is obvious on both sides…
