Liberal Democrats Promise ‘Bold, Ambitious and Fully Costed’ Personal Care Plan

The Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto with leader Sir Ed Davey promising to introduce “free personal care” for the elderly and disabled. Launching the manifesto on Monday, Sir Ed said the £9.4 billion package for the NHS and social care in England was fully costed. He said: “After years of Conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of the challenge is enormous. So our manifesto doesn’t shy away from that.” “We are putting forward a bold, ambitious and fully costed plan to tackle the health and care crisis from top to bottom, this is a manifesto to save the NHS,” added Sir Ed....