Turmoil in Westminster has piled further uncertainty onto local government, with the social care Green Paper the latest casualty.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman said tonight that the Green Paper would be published 'soon but not this side of Christmas'.
The failed attempt to oust prime minister Theresa May in a confidence vote yesterday and the ongoing Brexit crisis has caused a series of delays to domestic policy.
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