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UK's Burnham pledges to offer social care reform at next election
The plan would make adult social care free at the point of use and shift costs across the population, while detailed funding is still undecided.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham addressed the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, unveiling plans to repeal Margaret Thatcher's "ideological" ban on public ownership of water companies and establish a National Care Service.
- To fund the National Care Service, Burnham confirmed plans to adjust the state pension triple lock from April 2030, changes designed to "generate significant savings" for his long-held ambition.
- The Prime Minister also announced a publicly owned Great British Grid to challenge private energy operators and established a national commission on electoral reform to move Britain away from first-past-the-post voting.
- At the planned autumn UK-EU summit, Burnham intends to present options for Britain's long-term relationship with European partners, seeking consensus to clarify the nation's position regarding the bloc.
- Burnham framed his leadership as a departure from the "abject misery of 2025," stating his intention to break with the past 40 years' direction and restore growth and unity across the country.
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During his speech at the Labour Party's annual congress, he said he wanted to tackle complicated issues and taboos, with the ambition to give hope back to the British. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday promised greater public control of essential services, saying he intended to reverse decades of privatisation and rebuild the country.
He paints a gloomy picture of Britain, becomes personal and still exudes hope: Andy Burnham, with his first party congress speech as prime minister, has presented a program for the coming years. Possibly for a whole decade.
·Hamburg, Germany
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Leaning Left28Leaning Right27Center27Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left
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