Flipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans through | Polly Toynbee
Andy Burnham speaks to residents, care workers and volunteers during visit to a care home in London, 29 July 2026. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool AP/APView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham speaks to residents, care workers and volunteers during visit to a care home in London, 29 July 2026. Party conference speeches, the lifeblood of political obsessives, rarely reach the public beyond a brief news clip.
- ▪Andy Burnham speaks to residents, care workers and volunteers during visit to a care home in London, 29 July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool AP/APView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham speaks to residents, care workers and volunteers during visit to a care home in London, 29 July 2026.
- ▪Party conference speeches, the lifeblood of political obsessives, rarely reach the public beyond a brief news clip.
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Andy Burnham speaks to residents, care workers and volunteers during visit to a care home in London, 29 July 2026. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool AP/APView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham speaks to residents, care workers and volunteers during visit to a care home in London, 29 July 2026. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool AP/APOpinionSocial careFlipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans throughPolly ToynbeeRebuilding a complex and broken system into one that’s fair for all, and in the face of steely opposition: that will be the PM’s real challengeThu 1 Oct 2026 13.29 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 13.35 EDTShareHere is rare clearcut proof of the power of political persuasion.
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