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Will we pay more tax to fund social care? – podcast

Will we pay more tax to fund social care? – podcast
Politics | The Guardian

Andy Burnham gave a major speech on Wednesday on his plans for a national care service. He sought cross-party consensus on the issue by speaking to the Tories and Lib Dems. But not Reform UK or the Greens. On Thursday, Reform’s Robert Jenrick claimed at a press conference that the prime minister wanted a ‘death tax’. But is that what Burnham set out? Plus, Zack Polanski is under fire for a social media post. Is the Green party leader too ‘online’? Pippa Crerar and Peter Walker discuss Read Peter Walker’s article on Zack Polanski’s social media use here . Read John Crace’s article on social car

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