The Social Care Crisis: Labour's Moment of Truth The social care sector is on its knees, struggling to meet the needs of an ageing population while families are forced to sell their homes to fund care costs.
This crisis has humanitarian implications and poses a significant threat to politics, as voters grow increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress.
Nine years ago, Theresa May's Conservatives promised to end the practice of forcing people to sell their homes to pay for care costs, only to be met with widespread criticism and contributing to their 2017 election defeat.