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UK's Burnham pledges to offer social care reform at next election
Burnham said the service would be free at the point of use and paid for by everyone, with costs lower than earlier estimates.
- Andy Burnham pledged to propose a free, NHS-style social care system in England, with everyone contributing and everyone covered.
- Burnham said the proposal would be included in Labour’s manifesto and put to voters at the next general election, expected by 2029.
- The proposed system would move away from the current means-tested approach, under which people with more than £23,250 in capital can be required to pay the full cost of care in a care home.
- Burnham has not explained how the proposal would be funded or provided a final cost.
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During his speech at the Labour Party's annual congress, he said he wanted to tackle complicated issues and taboos, with the ambition to give hope back to the British. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday promised greater public control of essential services, saying he intended to reverse decades of privatisation and rebuild the country.
He paints a gloomy picture of Britain, becomes personal and still exudes hope: Andy Burnham, with his first party congress speech as prime minister, has presented a program for the coming years. Possibly for a whole decade.
·Hamburg, Germany
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