Burnham to address social care, youth unemployment and devolution
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to address social care, youth unemployment, and devolution in his upcoming speeches. His administration aims to tackle long-standing, difficult issues to demonstrate proactive governance.
Why it matters
The focus on social care and devolution addresses critical domestic policy challenges that have historically been difficult for UK governments to resolve.
Image source, Getty Images By Henry Zeffman , Chief political correspondent and Ella Kipling Published 14 minutes ago Andy Burnham will make speeches on social care, youth unemployment and devolution next week in what No 10 says is an attempt to show he is "hitting the ground running" as prime minister.
Downing Street described the three areas as "some of the most difficult issues facing the country that have been ignored for too long".
Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown. He has vowed to spend political capital on the issue as prime minister.
A No 10 source said: "Andy is going to run towards problems that have been neglected, giving people hope again."
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