The prime minister used his Labour conference speech to outline a broad timetable for overhauling adult social care, though funding details remain unresolved.
In an emotional conference speech, the prime minister laid out policies on the pensions triple lock, social care and electoral reform, raising questions about how he will fund them.
The prime minister said his plan — including ending the pensions triple lock to fund a national care service — will 'allow us to rise again.'
Chris Mason writes that Andy Burnham's pitch is a willingness to address issues politicians typically avoid.
Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed social care reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be 'very substantial'.
Statistician Andrew Dilnot says bringing social care funding in line with health care could cost 'well in excess of £18bn' and take decades to implement.
The Greater Manchester mayor says he is prepared to spend political capital pushing a universal, tax-funded care system as Labour's conference opens in Liverpool, the Guardian reports.
The prime minister has long been vocal about England's social care system, and his push for reform now faces the test of implementation.
Burnham wants to offer free access to social care services in England and will put the plans before voters at the next general election, the BBC reports.
The proposal would offer free access to social care services in England, with plans to be put before voters at the next general election.
The proposed overhaul would replace England's means-tested social care system with a model based on NHS principles, according to Anadolu Agency.
Andy Burnham has said he wants to contest the next election on a plan for new taxes to fund free social care in England, ahead of a speech to the Labour conference.
The prime minister says he will include proposals for an NHS-style social care service funded by everyone in Labour's next general election manifesto.
The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is 'as unfair as American healthcare' as he set out plans for a new system.
The Greater Manchester mayor says a new social care plan will be detailed and put to voters at the next general election.
In an interview with the BBC, Burnham argued that new taxes should pay for free social care in England, pointing to families already facing 'huge' dementia-related costs.
A report by Al Jazeera says Japan has reached a record number of people aged 100 or older, as declining births and labour shortages strain the country's social care system.
A Guardian investigation reports that some disabled people in England have been effectively prevented from leaving the country by local care providers, with MPs now calling for a clearer right to travel
A researcher and unpaid carer writes to The Guardian arguing that policy responses to Britain's care crisis must account for the wide variation in caregiving roles, following a report on rising numbers quitting jobs to provide care.
A published letter responding to an investigation into illegal children's care homes says quality of care hinges on personal commitment from staff and managers rather than whether a home is run for profit.