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Burnham promises overhaul of UK public services

The prime minister named social care, housing and energy, but the report gave no detail on proposed changes or their delivery.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised a major improvement to public services, naming social care, housing and energy as areas for change.

Al Jazeera reported that Burnham had set out plans to reshape services, but provided no details of the proposals or how they would be delivered.

The report does not specify when changes might take effect, how they would be funded or whether the plans cover the whole UK or particular nations and services.

Burnham has previously proposed that Labour include a universal, free-at-point-of-use social care service in England in its next general election manifesto. The source package does not establish whether that earlier proposal is part of the newly reported plans.

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