Plan to bring an end to the crisis facing social care is
being put in place by the PM as she look forward to building a fairer Britain.
Theresa May is perfecting plans to bring a stop to selling
of houses by the elderly in order to afford the cost of social care if elected.
The PM’s plan is to ensure the protection of £100,000 of their assets
irrespective of their care costs, right to defer payment till after death, and
to ensure that the NHS deliver the right support for all older British
citizens.
Tory sources say today’s manifesto will address the concerns
of hard-working families beyond the Westminster bubble. The document will
identify five major challenges facing the UK including the growing elderly
population, reducing immigration and delivering Brexit.
In a foreword to the Tory manifesto, called “Forward,
Together”, it is stated that: “This manifesto sets out a vision for Britain’s
future – not just for the next five years, but beyond.
“The next five years are the most challenging that Britain
has faced in my lifetime. Brexit will define us: our place in the world, our
economic security and our future prosperity.
“Now more than ever, Britain needs a strong and stable
leadership to make the most of the opportunities that Brexit brings. This is my
plan for a stronger Britain and a prosperous future.
"It is a declaration of intent: a commitment to get to
grips with the great challenges of our time and to take the big, difficult
decisions that are right for Britain in the long term.”
According to a Tory spokesman: “We have protected and
increased school funding to the highest level on record but we accept there is
more we can do. This extra money means no child will lose out.”
Mrs May said that the Tory manifesto will “set out in detail
the five great challenges our country faces over the next few years and lay out
how we will tackle them”, compared with the “fantasy wish list of easy promises
paid for with imaginary money” offered by Labour.
“While Jeremy Corbyn and Labour retreat into an ideological
comfort zone, ducking the difficult challenges which lay ahead, I will be
straight with people, I won’t shy away from the challenges of our time, I will
set out how we will tackle them head-on,” she said.
“Because that is what leadership is about and on this key
test, Jeremy Corbyn has failed once again.
“If he can’t show real leadership in his party, how could he
lead our country through Brexit?”
Mrs May also tore into Labour’s manifesto, launched last
week by Mr Corbyn. warning that the tax-and-spend socialist blueprint would
lead to “economic chaos” for families across the country if implemented.
In a news conference with Chancellor Philip Hammond in
London, the Prime Minister said ordinary people would “pay the price of Labour”
in soaring taxes, mortgage rates and unemployment at a time when the country
was going through Brexit negotiations.
Mrs May repeated the Tory charge that Labour’s plans would
lead to a shattering £58billion shortfall in public finances by 2022 if Mr
Corbyn ever reached Downing Street.
She said seven years of Tory-led government had seen rising
employment and economic growth while the state deficit was reduced by
threequarters.
“None of this happened by accident,” said Mrs May. “Our
economic progress has been dearly won and could easily be lost if the wrong
policies are pursued in the years ahead. It is frankly all at risk.
“Any party which asks the British people to entrust to them
the responsibility of forming the next government through the crucial years of
our Brexit negotiations and beyond must demonstrate that it has the credible
economic plan and the capable team to safeguard our economic security.
“No one could look at what Jeremy Corbyn and his Labour
Party offered yesterday and conclude that it passed that test. The risk that a
Jeremy Corbyn government would pose to our economy has been laid bare.”
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