Social Care Reform Plan England
As health secretary in 2009 he proposed a national care service modelled on the NHS, but Conservatives branded it a “death tax” because it proposed a system funded by a new tax on estates after people died.Reported by 3 of 5 outlets; wording from The Guardian.
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- 27 Sep
As health secretary in 2009 he proposed a national care service modelled on the NHS, but Conservatives branded it a “death tax” because it proposed a system funded by a new tax on estates after people died.
- 28 Sep
Interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning, Sir Andrew said Mr Burnham's announcement suggested 'if anything change is now further away' than had been implied previously.
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28 Sep New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says
BBC
28 Sep Burnham's NHS-style social care vow could cost more than £18bn a year and take 'decades' to deliver, warns Government expert
Daily Mail
28 Sep The Morning Poll: Should people pay more through inheritance or estate taxes to help fund a National Care Service?
Daily Mail
27 Sep 'Free' social care could cost taxpayer £18BILLION as Labour floats scrapping pensions triple lock and introducing 'death tax' to pay for it
Daily Mail
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27 Sep Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
The Guardian
27 Sep Social care reform could mean big risks and big rewards for Burnham
BBC
27 Sep Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
BBC
27 Sep ‘Rip the plaster off’: Andy Burnham sets out vision for universal free social care
The Guardian
27 Sep 'Broken social care will in the end break the NHS,' says Burnham
BBC27 Sep UK's Burnham pledges to offer social care reform at next election
The Straits Times
27 Sep Burnham commits to social care reform even if it means unpopular tax hikes
Evening Standard
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