Burnham concluded by saying that 'difficult decisions' would be made on tax to fund social care reform, without specifying what they were.

As Andy Burnham admits he is preparing to make some benefits ‘conditional’, political editor David Maddox looks at the politics of the Labour Party and when the new PM is taking a…

Andy Burnham declared that he was willing to make ‘difficult decisions’ and risk unpopularity to deliver a national care service