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Andy Burnham: “I describe social care in England as being as unfair as American healthcare, where the most vulnerable in society can…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2026
I describe social care in England as being as unfair as American healthcare, where the most vulnerable in society can lose everything.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing the current state of social care in England.

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