Barbara Keeley MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Social Care, commenting on the Autumn Statement, said:

“It’s astonishing that this Autumn Statement has failed one of the key challenges facing the Government: the funding crisis they’ve created in social care.

“The Tories have ignored the chorus of voices pleading for them to address the mess they’ve created with their cuts of £4.5 billion to social care budgets. It’s a scandal that they’ve not offered even a penny more to support this vital service

“You can’t trust the Tories with social care and the NHS.”