Andy Burnham Cancels 2 Days of Engagements After Father Roy Dies
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 14
Andy Burnham Cancels 2 Days of Engagements After Father Roy Dies
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 14
Summary
Monday and Tuesday engagements were cancelled after Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s father, Roy, died, with Burnham due to host business leaders in Downing Street later on Monday.
Roy Burnham had Alzheimer’s, a condition Burnham had cited in pushing to reform adult social care in England.
In July, Burnham said his father did not know he had become prime minister because of the illness, underscoring how closely the condition had figured in his public agenda.
Will Prime Minister Burnham's personal tragedy finally trigger the multi-billion pound overhaul that England's broken social care system has awaited for decades?
How will the government finance the staggering £18.5 billion needed for a National Care Service without crippling other essential public sectors?