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Andy Burnham told: Don't tax young Londoners to pay for landmark social care reforms

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Burford, R., & Cecil, N. (2026, September 29). Andy Burnham told: Don't tax young Londoners to pay for landmark social care reforms. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-tax-young-londoners-pay-social-care-reforms-triple-lock-b1298769.html

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Andy Burnham, MP for Islington South and Finsbury, argues that older generations should fund landmark social care reforms instead of younger people. He suggests utilizing the wealth accumulated by previous generations to finance these changes, emphasizing that younger individuals are already burdened by issues like high education costs and unemployment. North Durham Labour MP Luke Akehurst supports this view, proposing adjustments to the “Triple Lock” pension guarantee as a means to raise funds for social care improvements without further taxing youth. Education Secretary Lucy Powell avoided direct questions about funding during a government media appearance but assured that any changes to the "Triple Lock" would not occur in the current Parliament.

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Andy Burnham, leader of the Labour Party, argued against taxing young Londoners to fund social care reforms, suggesting instead that older generations should contribute more. He cited issues like high education costs, housing shortages, and unemployment among younger people as reasons why they shouldn't bear additional financial burdens. In response to whether Labour might consider changes to the "Triple Lock" policy, which ensures pension increases based on inflation or wage growth, Burnham avoided commenting but assured elderly voters it wouldn’t be altered during this Parliament. North Durham MP Luke Akehurst echoed these views, emphasizing the need for fairness in addressing social care funding.

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The Islington South and Finsbury MP argued that the “boomer” generation should fund the landmark reforms rather than younger people. asserted

generation → argue → people

“Look at everything we have had... asserted

we → look → everything

it's about time some of our huge (aggregated) wealth... that we think of a new way of moving that so we can pay for social care, not least because we are most likely to benefit from it." asserted

we → think → it

“We can’t be asking them to pay for social care as well." asserted

We → ask → care

North Durham Labour MP Luke Akehurst echoed Dame Emily’s views, arguing that the Government should look at changes to the “Triple Lock” for pensioners to raise the huge sums needed to plough into social care. asserted

pensioners → echo → care

He said: "We already have a sense among young people, a deep alienation of generational unfairness because of the costs of higher education, lack of housing, the number of NEETS and people who can’t get into the job market. asserted

who → say → market

“We can't turn around to those people and say it’s their job to pay for the care of people who have had rather luckier innings." asserted

who → turn → innings

On ending the “Triple Lock”, which means the State pension rises by inflation, wage increases or 2.5%, which ever is the highest asserted

which → end → inflation

, he added: "We have to put that kind of choice to that generation of people and bring the public with us." asserted

We → add → us

Appearing on the morning media round for the Government, Education Secretary Lucy Powell dodged questions over how the social care changes should be funded. asserted

changes → appear → questions

She declined to “speculate” on whether reforms to the “Triple Lock” would be in Labour’s next general election manifesto but reassured elderly people that it would not be changed during this Parliament. asserted

it → decline → Parliament

In his keynote speech to Labour’s rally, Mr Burnham was set to pledge to tackle the issues politicians “usually avoid” amid mounting speculation over the future of the “Triple Lock”. asserted

politicians → set → Lock

The Prime Minister was expected to use his address to set out a new course for a “Britain where people feel the country has their back again”. asserted

country → expect → back

He was due to flesh out his plans for free social care in England, promise measures on youth unemployment and public control of utilities, with a pledge to hold an “honest conversation” about tough issues. asserted

He → flesh → issues

Echoing the Liverpool conference’s slogan of “Hope again”, Mr Burnham was set to tell party members that “hope comes from honesty and from saying the things politicians usually avoid”. asserted

politicians → echo → things

He was also due to announce a new publicly-owned “Great British Grid” in a bid to bring UK energy costs down in line with European nations within a decade. asserted

He → announce → decade

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