The fair pay agreement will establish a new negotiating body that brings together social care employers and trade unions in England.

The Health Secretary will tell the Labour Party’s conference in Liverpool that “poverty pay” will no longer be tolerated in social care.

The initial investment in the agreement will mean that by 2028, care workers will expect to see a boost in their yearly wages, Labour said.

Mr Streeting will also restate Labour’s commitment to establishing a national care service.

In his conference speech he will say: “We will no longer accept a system built on poverty pay and zero-hour insecurity.

“We will back the first-ever fair pay agreement for care workers, not just in law but in practice – starting with £500 million to deliver better pay, terms and conditions fo

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