{"id":365469,"date":"2026-07-29T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pm-declines-to-rule-out-tax-rises-and-says-he-faces-difficult-decisions-to-reform-social-care\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:00:31","slug":"pm-declines-to-rule-out-tax-rises-and-says-he-faces-difficult-decisions-to-reform-social-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pm-declines-to-rule-out-tax-rises-and-says-he-faces-difficult-decisions-to-reform-social-care\/","title":{"rendered":"PM declines to rule out tax rises &#8211; and says he faces &#8216;difficult decisions&#8217; to reform social care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HvVrlpLHfRs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PM declines to rule out tax rises - and says he faces 'difficult decisions' to reform social care\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HvVrlpLHfRs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham has likened England&#8217;s social care system to US healthcare, saying it leaves vulnerable people with nothing. 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