Shadow well being secretary Jonathan Ashworth manufacturers well being and care invoice ‘care con’
Boris Johnson faces a possible backbench riot on Monday as MPs put together to vote on modifications made to the controversial well being and care invoice, together with leaving poorer pensioners to choose up the rocketing value of care.
Considerations had been raised final week when the federal government quietly slipped out modifications to its preliminary proposals – first printed in September – which revealed that the means-tested help offered to some pensioners by native authorities wouldn’t depend in direction of the £86,000 lifetime cap.
It got here after the PM pledged that his social care reforms would imply no person needed to promote their house to pay for care.
Pressed on whether or not this remained the case right now, although, enterprise minister Paul Scully stated solely he hoped no person must resort to promoting their home however that the variety of individuals having to will surely be “fewer” than now.
Shadow well being secretary Jonathan Ashworth, accusing the Tories of “daylight theft”, known as on cross-party MPs to “reject” the plans and power ministers to “provide you with one thing fairer”.
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NO 10 defends care plans – earlier than signalling modifications may not go forward
Downing Avenue’s flip to defend the federal government’s plans for grownup social care in England now, labelling the modifications “essential, truthful and accountable”.
The PM’s official spokesman indicated ministers may abandon modifications to the plan to go off a possible backbench riot by Tory MPs.
“We’ll proceed to take heed to views put ahead by people who find themselves invested on this coverage however we proceed to consider that it is a system that’s essential, truthful and accountable,” the spokesman stated. “Our strategy offers a restrict to the price of care for everybody within the grownup social care system for the primary time. It’s a vital improve in state help.”
Pressed on whether or not individuals may nonetheless should promote their properties to pay for care prices, the spokesman stated solely: “I can’t predict particular person conditions.”
He added the federal government has to strike a stability between the wants of these with care prices and the pursuits of the taxpayer.
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 12:50
Mourners start arriving at David Amess’ funeral
Bells have begun tolling at St Mary’s church, in Prittlewell, as mourners arrive for the funeral of Southend West MP David Amess.
The much-loved politician was murdered final month whereas conducting a constituency surgical procedure.
His coffin bearers are drawn from Southend Hearth Service, it has been reported, whereas members of third Chalkwell Sea Scouts, the Royal Naval Affiliation Commonplace Bearer and the 1312 Royal Air Pressure Air Cadet Commonplace will line the entry to the church.
Native choirs, together with the Southend Boys’ and Women’ Choirs, will sing earlier than and throughout the service.
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 12:40
New ‘stingy’ care plan nonetheless higher than present system, says Hunt
Let’s hear from former well being secretary Jeremy Hunt now, who has been interesting to MPs at-risk of rebelling over the federal government’s social care cap, saying the “barely extra stingy” measure continues to be a “step in the correct course”.
He stated the latest change to how the cap might be calculated is “actually disappointing”, however that the proposals are nonetheless preferable to the present scenario, the place there isn’t any restrict to how a lot individuals may pay for his or her care.
Mr Hunt stated MPs who’re contemplating voting in opposition to the plans afterward Monday ought to keep in mind that future governments may change the cap to make it extra progressive as soon as it’s in place.
In September, the federal government introduced key reforms, together with an £86,000 lifetime cap from October 2023, to be funded by means of a well being and social care levy primarily based on tax contributions. Nevertheless, final week it emerged that solely individuals’s particular person contributions will go in direction of the cap, with means-tested funding doesn’t depend.
The PM has been warned that some Conservative MPs is not going to help the brand new coverage.
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 12:26
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Sam Hancock22 November 2021 12:18
Individuals may nonetheless lose properties below PM’s social care plan – minister
Small enterprise minister Paul Scully stated this morning he hoped no person must promote their home to pay for care payments however that the quantity will surely be “fewer” than now, writes our coverage correspondent Jon Stone.
It comes after Boris Johnson pledged that the change to the social care system would imply no person must promote their homes to pay for care.
Nevertheless, final week whereas MPs had been targeted on the Westminster sleaze scandal the federal government slipped out modifications to its proposals – together with not letting poorer pensioners depend means-tested funds by the state for his or her care in direction of a complete cap of £86,000.
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 12:02
G7 overseas ministers to satisfy in Liverpool for summit subsequent month
Liz Truss is hoping to construct a “worldwide community of liberty that advances freedom, democracy and enterprise” as she welcomes counterparts from all over the world to Liverpool subsequent month.
The overseas secretary will host a summit of overseas and growth ministers from the G7 nations in Liverpool, from 10 to 12 December.
And in addition to representatives from the US, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan and the EU, nations from the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations may also attend for the primary time, a transfer the Overseas Workplace stated was an indication of the UK’s rising Indo-Pacific tilt.
The group is predicted to debate a variety of worldwide points, together with financial resilience post-Covid, world well being and human rights.
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 11:52
Rayner calls PM a ‘nationwide embarrassment’ after CBI speech
Labour’s deputy chief tweets her verdict on Boris Johnson’s speech this morning, calling him a “nationwide and worldwide embarrassment”.
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 11:41
Ministers ‘broke down’ over Amess homicide, says PM
The memorial service of murdered Tory MP Sir David Amess will happen right now, which the prime minister was requested about earlier. He revealed Cupboard ministers “broke down in tears” upon listening to of the demise of their colleague whereas in a gathering final month.
A horse-drawn hearse carrying the father-of-five’s physique will go by means of his constituency of Southend West earlier than Monday afternoon’s service, reviews Thomas Kingsley.
His buddy and occasion colleague Mark Francois is to ship a eulogy on the non-public ecumenical service at St Mary’s Church in Prittlewell, earlier than a second service at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday.
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 11:25
Johnson claims new care plan ‘higher than current system’
Final bit from Johnson’s speech now, the place the PM was requested a query concerning the authorities’s proposals for reform of the grownup social care system in England.
He described them as “extremely beneficiant” and “higher than the present system”, regardless of hypothesis he may face a backbench revolt amid claims the plan is now much less beneficiant than it appeared when it was first printed in September.
“Below the present system no person will get any help if they’ve belongings of £23,000 or extra. Now you get help when you’ve got £100,000 or much less, so we’re serving to individuals,” Johnson advised the CBI convention right now. “It’s in reality extra beneficiant than a few of the unique proposals of Andrew Dilnot as a result of it helps individuals not simply who’re in residential care but additionally individuals who profit from domiciliary care as properly.”
Repeating earlier claims that his authorities is “tacking an issue that has bedevilled this nation for many years”, the PM continued to defend the plans.
“We’re addressing a long-standing social injustice and it’ll profit the individuals of this nation,” he stated confidently.
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 11:17
PM makes use of enterprise speech to defend panned northern rail cuts
Boris Johnson is utilizing query time, in response to his CBI speech, to defend the federal government’s scaled-back plans for railway funding within the north of England, insisting the schemes would nonetheless be “transformatory”.
“It’s unbelievable, one other £96bn on bettering rail companies on this nation, that’s three new chunks of high-speed line,” the PM advised CBI convention delegates in South Shields.
The plans unveiled final week noticed the HS2 leg from Birmingham to Leeds axed and the Northern Powerhouse Rail route from Liverpool to Leeds amended to run partly on current traces fairly than new ones.
Nevertheless, Mr Johnson stated of the plans: “It’s a unbelievable factor, it’s transformatory, nothing seen prefer it for a century.”
Sam Hancock22 November 2021 11:05