Labour has taken the chance to land free hits on the government after the Tories announced their plan to fund adult care from higher taxation. But neither side wants to talk about social care for disabled adults – which accounts for half the cost of all social care.
Disabled adults were neglected in the government’s recent announcements. And this summer, Keir Starmer angered disability activists by appearing to row back on a pledge to back a “radical” extension of such care.
During his leadership campaign last year, Keir Starmer told John Pring of Disability News Service that he supported a National Independent Living Support Service (NILSS) – a radical model that had been backed by a vote at the Labour Party conference in 2019.
