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Andy Burnham Promises NHS-Style Free Social Care but Won't Say How Everyone Will Pay
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- Sep 27, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC
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The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".
Andy Burnham has pledged to replace means-tested social care in England with a free NHS-style system, but says voters will not see detailed funding proposals until the next general election.
Andy Burnham said that “broken” social care will eventually break the NHS as he outlined his plans to reform the system.At the Labour Party conference in Liverp