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[Burnham] struggled to dampen splits among cabinet ministers, which were first revealed by The i Paper, who used the meeting to express differing views on the future relationship with Brussels.
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- The fragmentation we see today is what happens when there is a total absence of political leadership to ensure the sector is well-funded and provides equitable access to care.
- One source with knowledge of the cabinet discussion said there was a “clear divide between those who want to go further and those who don’t want to push the issue too far”.
- (See 9.56am.) This is from Natasha Curry, deputy director of research at the Nuffield Trust and one of the report’s authors.
PM to face leader of opposition before leaving for the Cop31 climate crisis summit Here are some more comments on the report for the Casey commission released today looking at how social care is run in England.
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- That has scattered responsibility for the sector across and outside government in a way that few would design from scratch.
- This report makes for sober reading of how adult social care and those who rely on it have been systematically failed.
- Compared to the other countries we looked at, the governance of England’s social care system is confused and complex.
- The system for governing adult social care in England has evolved haphazardly and with little clear planning.
- That has been exacerbated by successive governments ducking politically unpalatable decisions for decades.
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