Government could lose social care cap vote on Monday - reports

MPs vote on Monday

Tom Ellis
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A number of backbench Conservative MPs have warned prime minister Boris Johnson not to support their support for granted over plans to scale back the social care cap.

Last Thursday (18 November) the Department of Health and Social Care said its plans, which are set to go to a vote in parliament on Monday (22 November), would mean that the financial costs of living in care homes will not count towards the cap on social care costs under its proposals. The Guardian reported that the MP for Bury South, Christian Wakeford, expressed anger over the plans, which .The newspaper also reported some backbenchers were considering voting against the government on the proposals. Announced in early September, the social care funding reform, due to be implemente...

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