shadow minister liz kendall.— shadow minister liz kendall.liz kendall. i would like to thank the _ shadow minister liz kendall. i would like to thank the minister— shadow minister liz kendall. i would like to thank the minister for - shadow minister liz kendall. i would like to thank the minister for that . like to thank the minister for that statement, but really, is that data? there are some things the minister has said that labour have been calling for for some while and which we support, like improving the housing options for older and disabled people and the potential for technology to improve standards of care, but there are two central flaws in this government's approach. ministers have utterly failed to deal with the immediate pressures facing social care as we head into one of the most difficult winters on record. and they have failed to set out the long—term vision and more fundamental reforms we need to deliver a care system fit for the future. last week we learned that a staggering 400,000 older and disabled people are now on coun

there _ liz kendall. really, mister speaker, is that it? there are _ liz kendall.ll. really, mister speaker, is that it? there are some things i is that it? there are some things the minister said that we have been calling for some while, i improving housing options for older and disabled people and the potential for technology to really improve standards of care. but there are two central flaws in this government's approach. ministers have utterly failed to deal with the immediate pressures facing social care as we head into one of the most difficult winters on record. and they have failed to set out the long—term vision and more fundamental reforms we need to deliver a care system fit for the future. the headlines on bbc news... the health secretary says there's no need to cancel your christmas arrangements but urges caution as cases of the omicron variant rise. it comes as leaked documents from scientists who advise the government say the impact of the omicron variant on the uk is "highly uncertain", but officials should prepare now for a potentailly signficant

this white paper contains more detail on what we plan to do over liz kendall is the shadow minister forou spend? we'd be -auttin in how much would you spend? we'd be putting in place _ how much would you spend? we'd be putting in place the — how much would you spend? we'd be putting in place the real— how much would you spend? we'd be putting in place the real reforms - how much would you spend? we'd be putting in place the real reforms we | putting in place the real reforms we need to improve the lives of older and disabled people and their families in this country. we have to spend every pound of taxpayers money wisely. and what we would've liked to a scene is a proposal that really makes sure we have the staff we need to help older and disabled people, that has joined up teams between the nhs and social care to really focus on preventing people from seeing their conditions get worse and ending up in expensive hospital services when they don't need to. and i think that's the real problem with what the government announced. it wasn't a radical enough reform with a change in services th