With social care accounting for nearly 40% of council budgets, vital services are depending on us and the government getting a long-term funding solution right, says Local Government Association chair Lord Porter

Pauline Bryan arrived in the House of Lords on a pledge to campaign for its abolition “at the earliest opportunity”. As the new Labour peer gets to grips with the upper chamber, she sits down with Gary Connor for her first ever interview

Extra national insurance and savings plans for social care would redress the balance of our current system, says Baroness Altmann

This green paper must work for younger people in need of care and support, says Baroness Campbell

The state of the NHS in Wales is often used as a political football during debate at Westminster. But Vaughan Gething says the “political carpet bombing” of the health service is nothing new. As the Welsh Health Secretary vies to become the next First Minister, can he convince voters he is the candidate for renewal? He speaks to Nicholas Mairs

The Scottish government is doing what it can to protect our health service from the threats posed by Brexit. But a no deal could cause real damage, writes Jeane Freeman

The UK’s first suicide prevention minister must champion a coordinated multi-agency approach to ensure every local area has plans in place to save lives, says Madeleine Moon

Powers repatriated from Brussels after Brexit must bypass Westminster and go directly to the regions if the country is to ‘take back control’, says metro mayor Ben Houchen

Ofcom’s regulation of the BBC has been notable by its absence. The situation is unsustainable – there will have to be a big change, starting with a new chair, says Lord Adonis

Far from being daunted by the challenges posed at the Department of Health, Matt Hancock has taken on the brief with customary energy. Having identified three target areas in the NHS, and with the new cash settlement to play with, what does the Health Secretary have planned? He talks to Sebastian Whale

The story of Alfie Dingley forced ministers to sit up and take notice. But there is more to do to get the use of medicinal cannabis widely and legally available, writes Lord Bassam 

The difference between what was offered by Brexiteers and what is achievable has widened into an unbridgeable gulf. We must put the deal to the people, writes Lord Hain