Social care is not free at the point of use and high costs sometimes mean people are forced to sell their homes

In a speech in London, Mrs Badenoch urged the new prime minister to rule out new taxes, saying he should cut the benefits bill instead of piling more costs on business and workers.

Downing Street sources say the new prime minister ‘has the courage’ to fix problems that have bedevilled politics for decades – but opposition parties want to know where the money…