UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham committed on September 27–28, 2026, to making universal free social care a centerpiece of Labour's next general election manifesto, willing to risk unpopular tax increases to fund the reform. By September 29, Labour insiders expressed confidence he could sell the proposals to older voters as better protection in exchange for modifications to the triple-lock pension guarantee.
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The prime minister said he would ‘grasp the nettle’ of social care reform in England
“Burnham commits to social care reform even if it means unpopular tax hikes” What he actually said: >Labour’s current manifesto commitments are to not raise income tax >I will put a plan to the public at next general election. Just kicking the can. A nail in the coffin. apple.news/AgXdxhk1zTny... The Prime Minister said he was prepared to risk his political future on a plan to provide free social
Burnham signals he will fight election on tax rises to fund social care reform Prime minister says shake-up would be ‘hard’ to do in current parliament
📰 UK politics live: Burnham says he wants to fight next election on plan for new taxes to pay for free social care in England Burnham says the cost is “not that high” (ie, not as high as £18bn). Source: The Guardian | Read story 💬 What is your take on this story? #PoliticsFeed #Burnham #England Burnham says the cost is “not that high” (ie, not as high as £18bn).
🇬🇧 Politics: Andy Burnham says he will fight the next election on plans involving new taxes to fund social care. 🔗 news.sky.com/share/12593360 📰 SKY NEWS ONLINE | Latest News & Updates 📩 Tips • Videos • Ads: skynewsglobalnetwork@gmail.com #BreakingNews #LatestNews #WorldNews The Labour Party's annual conference kicks off in Liverpool today, as Andy Burnham attempts to bring back "hope" to his
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Political editor David Maddox looks at how Andy Burnham’s plan to make reforming social care the centrepiece of the next election changes everything
The state of the social care system in England is a topic that's made Andy Burnham angry for decades - but will his plans for reform work?
PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service that would be funded by ‘everybody’ Analysis: can Labour hang on to Burnham bounce? Andy Burnham will fight the next election with a pledge to finally fix the broken social care system, acknowledging that he is willing to expend political capital by asking taxpayers to cover the cost. As Labour’s party conference began
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will set out details for how he plans to fund proposed reforms of care for the elderly in his Labour Party conference speech on Tuesday.
Mr Burnham previously stated his intention to spend his remaining ‘political capital’ on fixing social care
Analysts believe PM has a ‘golden opportunity’ to offer older people better protection in return for weakening the triple lock guarantee It is a brave party leader who is prepared to go into an election promising a multibillion-pound new public service – likely to be funded by tax rises or holding back increases in the state pension. But Andy Burnham’s colleagues are excited about the confident pr