Lib Dems put £9.4bn NHS and social care pledge at heart of pitch to voters

Sir Ed Davey said the state of health and social care was a ‘national scandal’ as he prepared to launch his party’s manifesto.

The Liberal Democrats would fund a £9.4 billion package for the NHS and social care in England by hiking taxes for banks and closing loopholes used by the super-rich, the party’s manifesto sets out.