'Broken social care will in the end break the NHS,' says Burnham

OK SO THIS IS MY WHOLE PERSONALITY TODAY HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS YET NO OF COURSE YOU HAVEN'T BUT YOU NEED TO LISTEN BECAUSE PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM WENT ON THE BBC WITH LAURA KUENSSBERG AND SAID BROKEN SOCIAL CARE WILL IN THE END BREAK THE NHS AND HE CANNOT JUST LOOK IN THE OTHER DIRECTION WHICH IS TERRIFYING BECAUSE HE SAYS ENGLAND'S SERVICES ARE THREADBARE SO NOW HE WANTS A NATIONAL CARE SERVICE THAT IS COMPLETELY FREE AT THE POINT OF USE AND HE PROMISES A DETAILED PLAN PUT DIRECTLY ON THE BALLOT AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE SHADOW HOME SECRETARY CHRIS PHILP SPOKE TO HER TOO AND WARNED THIS PROBABLY MEANS MORE TAX RISES ARE COMING TO FUND IT AND THAT IS A RED LINE FOR THE CONSERVATIVES. ANYWAY THIS SONG IS ACTUALLY MY FAVOURITE.

RIGHT THE TIMELINE ON THIS IS MAD IT IS LIKE IGNORING A LEAKY RADIATOR UNTIL YOUR WHOLE CEILING COLLAPSES AND THE THING IS PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM TOLD LAURA KUENSSBERG THAT BROKEN SOCIAL CARE WILL IN THE END BREAK THE NHS AND HE REFUSES TO LOOK IN THE OTHER DIRECTION SO NOW HE WANTS A NATIONAL CARE SERVICE FREE AT THE POINT OF USE TO FIX ENGLAND'S THREADBARE SERVICES WHICH IS HUGE BECAUSE HE PROMISES TO PUT A CLEAR PLAN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION AND MEANWHILE SHADOW HOME SECRETARY CHRIS PHILP ALSO SPOKE TO KUENSSBERG AND WARNED THAT MORE TAX RISES ARE LIKELY PLANNED TO FUND IT WHICH HE SAYS IS A RED LINE FOR THE CONSERVATIVES. ANYWAY THAT IS MY WHOLE THING, LET US DANCE.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham proposed a free national care service to be voted on at the next election, which Conservatives warned would likely require tax rises.

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