Burnham to give speech on social care as Louise Casey plays down cost concerns saying many families ‘already paying’ – UK politics live
Summary
Andy Burnham is giving a speech about the need to improve social care in England. The government is thinking about changing the way social care is run, aiming to focus more on community-led and not-for-profit services rather than private companies making large profits.Key Facts
- The Prime Minister does not want private companies to make large profits from social care funded by taxpayers.
- The new social care model may look like the NHS or community schemes, rather than current private run services.
- Louise Casey, leading the government’s social care review, says a mixed market of providers is possible but opposes profiteering from social care.
- Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, supports private providers making money but warns against excessive profits and calls for better regulation.
- Andy Burnham wants to build agreement among political parties to reform social care and stop political arguments delaying progress.
- Zack Polanski, Green party leader, shared a controversial image but refuses to apologize to Nigel Farage for it.
- The social care debate includes concerns about families paying high costs and the strain on the NHS.
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