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by Felicity Collier
PEOPLE who rely on social care will find their services in jeopardy next year, Labour’s Andy Burnham warned yesterday.
The former cabinet minister said that a third of local councils will face cuts next year, which would result in serious consequences for social care budgets.
Mr Burnham's £2 cap on bus fares welcomed by trade unions
New PM slashes fuel bills and culls Starmer deadwood, but peace activists warn that placing John Healey as new Chancellor shows ‘beyond doubt that the military industrial complex is in charge of Burnham’s economic policy’
The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE
Only an ambitious programme of state-led investment can restore growth and improve living standards, argues MICHAEL BURKE