UK government accused of ‘delay and drift’ over adult social care talks

Lib Dems say not a single all-party meeting on issue has taken place since plan for national care service was unveiled

The government has been accused of delay and drift" after it emerged crucial cross-party talks aimed at building political consensus for large-scale changes to adult social care have failed to get off the ground.

The Liberal Democrats said not a single all-party meeting on the issue had taken place in the four months since the government announced ambitious plans to build a national care service to fix the UK's growing social care crisis.