Britons risk losing their savings, their homes and hopes of passing on an inheritance as Labour passes the buck on social care. Families facing potentially unlimited bills if a loved one needs long-term nursing home or residential care. Some could lose almost everything.

Does anybody remember the 2017 general election. Tory PM Theresa May almost threw it away by pledging to introduce a cap on social care costs. This stated that elderly people needing social care at home would have to pay…