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With Andy Burnham saying he wants to bring "substantial change" to social care in England, BBC Verify looks at what could be done.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026
Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield in Greater Manchester since June 2026, and was Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026; before that he was MP for Leigh from 2001 to 2017 and held several Cabinet positions. Burnham identifies as a socialist and is associated with the Labour Party's soft left; he is also a member of the Co-operative Party, which is allied with Labour. His political ideology has been called "Manchesterism".
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The prime minister said he would ‘grasp the nettle’ of social care reform in England and put his plans to voters at the next election but new energy prices seen by The Independent risks wrecking his hopes
Andy Burnham likes to portray himself as different from other politicians. He is honest, caring, straightforward, courageous and will not duck the hard decisions, unlike any of his predecessors.
PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service for England funded by ‘everybody’