- Prime Minister Andy Burnham is urging an end to political point-scoring to address England's social care crisis, warning that the NHS could collapse without a solution.
- He will host a summit with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey to seek cross-party consensus on delivering social care.
- Burnham stressed the urgency of finding common ground on an issue that previous governments have avoided due to its perceived difficulty.
- The initiative faces economic challenges, with concerns over funding new commitments amid high inflation and limited government borrowing capacity, potentially necessitating tax rises.
- Baroness Louise Casey will lead the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care and launch a Big Conversation on Care to gather public input for a future National Care Service.
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