Hospice residents express concern for ‘devastating’ closure: ‘I can’t live without 24-hour care’

Residents of Francis House Hospice in Manchester have expressed their heartbreaking fears for their home’s closure, following Labour’s raid on National Insurance contributions.

Hospices across the UK are facing a severe financial crisis following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s changes to employer contributions in the Budget, forcing them to grapple with hundreds of thousands of pounds in additional costs.