Boris Johnson has 'let down' country by breaking promise to fix social care, charities say

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson, the party's spokesperson on health and social care, told The Independent it was "high time" the prime minister fulfilled his promise.
63% : So that's why we need a plan for social care that will refresh people and give them some confidence in the future," said Mr Green.
54% : Referring to reports a national insurance rise was being considered, she said: "After two whole years the only part of Boris Johnson's clear plan for social care we know is that his plan to pay for it will hit low earners and the young hardest, just when they are struggling the most."
54% : The Liberal Democrats are calling for a proper, cross-party fix for social care."
52% : In his first speech after becoming prime minister on 24 July 2019, Mr Johnson told the nation: "We will fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear plan we have prepared."
51% : Liz Kendall, Labour's shadow minister for social care, said: "After more than a decade in power - and two years after the prime minister made a clear promise on the steps of Downing Street - we are still no closer to seeing a plan to fix the crisis in social care.
49% : Ms Wilson added: "People who have worked hard and paid taxes all their lives deserve high-quality social care if they need it.
46% : "Every day the government delays their plans for fixing the crisis in social care is another day that staff don't get the pay and training they deserve, another day that thousands of people go without the basic help they need."
45% : In 24 per cent of these cases the local council found they did not meet the eligibility criteria for social care support, and in 26 per cent they were referred to other services after being found ineligible, Age UK said.
37% : Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak had reportedly come close to agreeing to a plan to reform social care by raising national insurance by 1 per cent - but some cabinet ministers made clear they were unhappy at the prospect of a tax hike.
33% : Boris Johnson vows to fix crisis in social care during his first Downing Street speechBoris Johnson has been accused of "letting down" the country by failing to fulfil a promise he made exactly two years ago to fix Britain's broken social care system.

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