Labour and the Tories playing political football with social care – Lamb

The Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb, has hit out at Gordon Brown and David Cameron over the social care bill.

Commenting on Gordon Brown’s social care proposals, Norman Lamb said: “Gordon Brown’s plans for free long-term care seem to have been written on the back of a fag packet.

“The Prime Minister’s initial plan to help 350,000 older people has already been downgraded and we still haven’t been told how he intends to pay for it all. 
 
“Hundreds of thousands of older people have been forced to sell their homes over the last decade, yet ministers have failed to commit to legislation that would put an end to this.
 
“The sad truth is that both Labour and the Tories are playing political football with long-term care rather than offering people the serious solutions we need.