Andy Burnham is claimed to be planning an £18billion ‘death tax’ to pay for social care reforms as fears grow about how the Prime Minister will fund his plans.
Mr Burnham is expected to make a major speech this week to set out how he will overhaul the country’s social care system, for which he is hoping to secure cross-party support.
He used a BBC interview this weekend to caution the NHS will ‘collapse’ unless action is taken – although he refused to put a timeline on when he would introduce changes.
Both the Tories and Reform UK have vowed to fight any plans
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