Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has announced that a future Labour Government would introduce free personal care for people over 65, in a pledge that would cost around £6bn a year.
Personal care is already free in Scotland and the pledge comes on top of other costly Labour commitments made in the last few weeks.
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