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Sunak under pressure to grant amnesty to unpaid carers fined for rule breaches

The Guardian

Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, joined calls to write off the vast debts incurred by tens of thousands of people who care for sick, disabled and elderly relatives after experts raised concerns about the legality of the government’s approach.

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Lib Dems’ Ed Davey to make £5bn-a-year pledge on care in England

The Guardian

On eve of party conference, leader says he feels a heavy responsibility to help get Conservatives out of power Ed Davey is to pledge a £5bn-a-year guarantee of free care packages for all in England as the Liberal Democrats gather for their first in-person conference since 2019. Continue reading.

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‘We didn’t show we cared enough. We won’t make that mistake twice’: Ed Davey on love, loss and the Lib Dems

The Guardian

After the Lib Dems’ triumph in the local elections, their leader talks about his ‘mission’ to get rid of the Tories, the tragedies that blighted his childhood, and how caring for his disabled son has shaped his politics I meet Ed Davey at his house in his Kingston and Surbiton constituency, a sprawling Edwardian semi.

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Ed Davey: ‘We need a cross-party agreement on social care’

The Guardian

Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, said that his party would include in its forthcoming manifesto a promise to attend cross-party talks on social care after the election. He called on both the Tories and Labour to do the same in a bid to agree a financial package that helps the NHS and deals with the high costs some face.

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