Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirms a ten-year standard settlement route, faster routes for higher earners and transitional protections for existing care workers.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readBudget 2026 confirms plans to adjust State Pension uprating from April 2030, with long-term savings intended to help fund a National Care Service in England.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readThe Government has confirmed it will legislate during this Parliament to change the State Pension triple lock from April 2030, meaning MPs will vote on the reform before the next general election.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to develop an NHS-style National Care Service for England that would be free at the point of use, while saying nothing is off the table on funding.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readAndy Burnham has called for a new cross-party approach to social care, with Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey backing efforts while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage criticised the talks.
Staff member · 3 min readLiberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has invited Prime Minister Andy Burnham to work across party lines to reform social care, calling the issue the "key test" of collaborative politics.
Staff member · 2 min readConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham offering to work with the Government on social care reform, while setting out two key conditions for Conservative support.
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