The comments made by Andy Burnham, the Prime Minister on 28 July 2026.
Last week I said we needed a different kind of politics: problem-solving, not point-scoring. Nowhere is that more urgent than social care.
For decades, governments have kicked this issue down the road because they’ve seen it as too risky, too difficult, and too complicated.
Politicians might have different views but I’m serious about fixing this issue and to do that, we have to find common ground and listen to others to find a way forward.
It’s time to draw a line under people playing politics when the human cost of that means carers struggling, families paying the price and our NHS buckling under the strain.
This comes down to a choice. We can carry on passing the problem to the next generation, or we can face it head on and work together to build a care system that gives people dignity, security and the support they deserve.
This is about bringing back hope that we can finally fix the difficult issues that have been ignored for too long, and making Britain believe again.
That’s why I’m making this choice and I’m prepared to put everything I’ve got behind it.