Warning Burnham’s social care plan could cost far more than he says, and take ‘decades’ to implement – UK politics live

Statistician Andrew Dilnot says that putting social care on the same footing as health care would cost ‘well in excess of £18bn’

Avanti West Coast will be renationalised in spring, as Andy Burnham declares “enough is enough” for passengers who have put up with a rail service “that has failed them time and time again”, Lauren Almeida reports.

Labour members would rather do a deal with the Liberal Democrats than the Green party in the event of a hung parliament, according to YouGov polling for Sky News.

Some 85% [of Labour members] would back Labour doing a deal of some kind if they were the largest party but didn’t win a majority.

This includes 75% backing a deal with the Lib Dems, 66% with the Greens, and 6% with the Tories.