Tories and Reform UK tell Burnham they will fight any plan to reform adult social care involving tax rises – UK politics live

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is making social care reform his priority in his second week in office. Per The Guardian, Burnham has pledged to spend whatever political capital he has to fix England's crumbling social care system—and he's warned that without rapid action, the NHS could effectively collapse. But the political path is already complicated: the Tories and Reform UK have signaled they'll fight any plan involving tax rises.

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