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Andy Burnham aims for social care reform to be his lasting achievement

30 July 2026 · in 80 words

Andy Burnham aims for social care reform to be his lasting achievement

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is making social care reform his key legacy issue, driven by his father's experience with Alzheimer's disease. He spoke emotionally about his family's firsthand experience with the crisis and the postcode lottery for elderly care. Burnham is asking for cross-party cooperation to solve the problem, despite a previous attempt failing in 2009.

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