Thank you so much, Conference. Thank you. And Nadia, I love you Nadia. I am so proud of you, so proud of you up on…

PM says he will put proposals for NHS-style service funded by everybody into Labour’s next general election manifesto * UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said that he is going to “rip the plaster off” to fix the broken social care system, as he set out a vision for a universal service that would be free at the point of use for everybody in England. The prime minister said the new NHS-style social care service would be funded by “everybody” but did not give further details of how his radical long-term plan would be paid for. Continue reading...

PM says he will set out his vision for the issue in speech on Tuesday ‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference Kuenssberg puts it to Burnham that, according to the Health Foundation, a system offering adult social care free at the point of deliver (like healthcare delivered by the NHS) would cost £18bn. Burnham says the cost is “not that high” (ie, not as high as £18bn). Not that high. But can I directly deal with this issue of the costs? Louise Casey is still doing an official review for us, so I will set out the vision, if you like, on Tuesday [in his speech to the conference]. Louise will then help us with the how. How do we make this happen? When can we make it happen? Continue reading...

Minister Alison McGovern delivered the keynote speech at the Alzheimer's Society Conference 2026 in London, highlighting the government's action on dementia

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Minister Alison McGovern delivered the keynote speech at the Alzheimer's Society Conference 2026 in London, highlighting the government's action on dementia

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