https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/burnham-vows-to-fix-social-care-after-father-s-deathContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/burnham-vows-to-fix-social-care-after-father-s-deathhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/burnham-vows-to-fix-social-care-after-father-s-death#u87978Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:45:27 +0000Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to overhaul England's social care system by introducing a universal, NHS-style National Care Service. Speaking at the Labour conference, Burnham criticized decades of political failure and compared the current system to American healthcare. He signaled readiness to introduce new taxes, potentially including a death tax, to fund the system, admitting the reforms will cost billions of pounds annually. The pledge follows the personal experience of watching his father Roy suffer from Alzheimer's disease.Why it mattersThe social care crisis has challe