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Government 'rushing' care bill

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Plans to provide free care at home for elderly and vulnerable people were thrown into doubt last night as the government suffered a series of defeats in the Lords.

Lord Lipsey, a Labour peer who put down an amendment to the Personal Care Bill, explains his objections to the current proposals.

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