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Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system

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PM says that without rapid action the NHS could effectively collapse, in first full interview since entering No 10

Andy Burnham has pledged to use “whatever political capital I have” to finally fix the crumbling social care system in England, saying that without rapid action the NHS could effectively collapse.

In his first full interview since becoming prime minister last week, Burnham said he could not put a timetable on the arrival of a new system for social care but that its creation would take time.

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