Burnham's NHS-Style Social Care Overhaul: Tax Hikes, Cross-Party Talks, and a Race Against Time

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled a three-point plan to fix England's "busted" social care system, promising to use his "political capital" to create a National Care Service modelled on the NHS. Speaking from a care home in North London, Burnham declared the current system "as unfair as American healthcare" and said he would fast-track Baroness Louise Casey's independent review, with final recommendations due by summer 2027. The PM hinted at new taxes to fund...