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Health spokesmen clash over elderly care

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Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on elderly care in England seem far from fruition after angry exchanges on BBC One's Politics Show.

Conservatives are demanding that Labour shelves a £20,000 "death tax" plan and the issue remains a barrier to further talks between Health Secretary Andy Burnham, Lib Dem Norman Lamb and Tory spokesman Andrew Lansley.

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