Conservative leadership rivals urged to tackle social care crisis with system at 'breaking point'

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Disability charity boss Mencap has pleaded with Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to focus on how to ease pressure on the industry< /p> The conservative duo are in the running for the party crown (

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Tory leadership rivals Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have been urged to tackle crisis-ridden social care as a charity boss warns the system is 'at breaking point'.

Mencap Chief Executive Edel Harris has called on Conservative No10 candidates to 'commit to providing the necessary funding' to ease the pressure on the sector.

Writing exclusively for the Mirror and supporting our Fair Care for All campaign, she says more money "can help unlock the potential of people with learning disabilities across the country".< /p>

Ms Harris warns: 'Only bold and decisive action will help the next Prime Minister succeed where others have failed so that social care gets the government recognition, funding and commitment it needs. deserve.

"Liz and Rishi - people with learning disabilities turn to you.

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"Please don't let them down."

When he became Prime Minister in July 2019, Boris Johnson claimed he had 'laid out a clear plan' which will 'solve the welfare crisis once and for all'.

But when ministers finally released their blueprint last December, it was criticized for failing to provide long-term proposals to end the crisis.

Higher National Insurance health and social care levies are also under threat, with Downing Street leadership favorite Ms Truss promising to reverse the tax rise.

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