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The Liberal Democrat party this week called for measures to improve the lives of older people, claiming they get a “raw deal” under the current government, writes Clare Jerrom.

Sandra Gidley MP and the party’s spokesperson on older people said the government shared the blame with the last government for forcing thousands of older people to sell their homes to pay for long-term care.

“It is nothing less than a scandal that people who have contributed to society all their lives, expecting to be looked after in old age, are being deprived of their life savings by Gordon Brown,” she said.

Gidley added that council tax was also having a “hugely damaging” impact on older people and called for the “regressive Tory Tax” to be abolished.