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Manifesto pledges are broken to ‘fix’ social care: Politics Weekly podcast

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Heather Stewart and Zoe Williams discuss the prime minister’s announcement of a £12bn healthcare levy to be introduced through a rise in national insurance contributions. Plus, Libby Brooks and Peter Walker look at the state of Green party politics in the UK. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
8 Sep 2021 English United Kingdom News

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