Conservatives to target rising social care costs in manifesto

Triple lock to be ditched

The rising cost of social care is expected to be a principal focus of the Conservatives' 2017 general election manifesto when it is launched later today, according to reports.

The FT reported Prime Minster Theresa May (pictured) would announce "plans to cut the costs of caring for an ageing Britain in tough reforms that will hit millions of wealthier pensioners, many of them...