'Broken social care will in the end break the NHS,' says Burnham
Andy Burnham said the proposed care service would be laid out in detail and put on the ballot at the next general election.
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"broken social care will in the end break the NHS"
— Andy Burnham , Politician
"more tax rises are likely planned to fund the scheme"
— Chris Philp , Politician
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Andy Burnham said the proposed care service would be laid out in detail and put on the ballot at the next general election.
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