Andy Burnham puts assisted dying bill on hold until care is ‘fixed’

Outside of Greater Manchester, the Northern English metropolis where Burnham was previously mayor, the public did not know him well before he took over from Keir Starmer on July 20.

UK's newly appointed Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled a major overhaul of the social care system, making worker reform and workforce retention a central pillar of his new government's agenda.

It is the first time Burnham has set out his position on the issue since becoming prime minister, as MPs prepare to debate it again when Parliament returns in September.

Burnham did not rule out tax rises to fund a new scheme as part of efforts to overhaul Britain’s social care system