The Prime Minister said his father’s illness helped drive his determination to reform social care.
Andy Burnham became emotional at the Labour Party conference while speaking about his late father, Roy, who died earlier this month after suffering from Alzheimer’s. He linked his father’s illness to his determination to reform social care and said he was determined to prove wrong a claim that he would be the UK’s last prime minister.
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- Sep 29, 2026, 03:26 PM








