Lib Dems scrap free social care promise

By Sally E Gainsbury2008-05-01T09:00:00

The Liberal Democrats have formally ditched their policy of free social care in England. The party has opted instead for a co-payment system based on the one set out by Sir Derek Wanless for the King's Fund.

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