UK's Burnham pledges to offer social care reform at next election
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans for an NHS-style social care system in England, promising to present reforms to the public at the next general election. He indicated tax rises are necessary to fund the overhaul.
- Burnham denounced the current system as 'unfair as American healthcare, where the most vulnerable in society can lose everything,' warning it will 'in the end, break the National Health Service.' He blamed the 'cowardice' of past politicians for failing to reform.
- 'We have dementia taxes right now and people can lose everything they've worked for paying those taxes,' Burnham said. He noted people spend tens of thousands from savings, determined to 'grasp the nettle' of reform.
- Burnham will set out the 'broad direction' of his plans at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. While the Health Foundation estimates costs up to £18.5 billion, Burnham argues the system would generate NHS savings.
- Constrained by Labour Party manifesto promises, Burnham said 'nothing is off the table' for funding, including potential estate levies. He is committed to cross-party talks with Baroness Louise Casey before the next election, expected in 2029.
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Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham held his first party conference as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom today. The British Prime Minister got ‘very personal’, reports UK correspondent Lia van Bekhoven. But according to Bekhoven, that was not the most surprising part: Burnham presented a new national healthcare system and wants to seek closer ties with the European Union.
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Burnham sets out 'new path' for Britain, vows to seek consensus on ties with EU
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged Tuesday to give Britain "a new social contract for the 21st century", reform the country's electoral system and build consensus on a new relationship with the European Union as he set out a long-term vision to tackle the UK's woes in his first speech as leader at the annual Labour party conference.
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