Politics latest news: Social care tax plan will have 'no consensus' but nation must deal with it, says minister

Sep 06, 2021 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    90% Extremely Conservative

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  • Policy Leaning

    96% Extremely Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    38% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"She also noted that the cap would only help between 30 and 50,000 people - but a million people use social care."
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10% Conservative
"The proposed rise in National Insurance will hit younger workers and lower paid workers hardest, Labour's shadow social care minister has said."
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-4% Liberal
"The row over how to pay for social care reform must not become a conflict between generations, a minister has said."
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-8% Liberal
"So Boris Johnson might have hoped to be greeted with better headlines than today's, with widespread criticism of his as-yet-unaounced plan to deal with social care."
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-18% Liberal
"Plans to raise National Insurance to pay for social care have been criticised by three former Conservative chancellors - Philip Hammond, Ken Clarke and Norman Lamont - as well as several cabinet ministers, backbench MPs, business leaders and the Labour party."
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-66% Liberal
"Plans to raise National Insurance to pay for social care have been criticised by three former Conservative chancellors as Boris Johnson faces a growing backlash over the proposal."
Negative
-68% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : She also noted that the cap would only help between 30 and 50,000 people - but a million people use social care.
48% : The proposed rise in National Insurance will "hit younger workers and lower paid workers" hardest, Labour's shadow social care minister has said.
46% : The row over how to pay for social care reform must not become a "conflict between generations", a minister has said.
41% : So Boris Johnson might have hoped to be greeted with better headlines than today's, with widespread criticism of his as-yet-unannounced plan to deal with social care.
17% : Plans to raise National Insurance to pay for social care have been criticised by three former Conservative chancellors - Philip Hammond, Ken Clarke and Norman Lamont - as well as several cabinet ministers, backbench MPs, business leaders and the Labour party.
16% : Plans to raise National Insurance to pay for social care have been criticised by three former Conservative chancellors as Boris Johnson faces a growing backlash over the proposal.

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