The Prime Minister launches cross-party talks on social care funding and has invited Kemi Badenoch to attend on Wednesday, according to the reports. The issue centers on how a proposed £18 billion cost for social care should be paid for. Badenoch warns that the funding should not come through new taxes, arguing instead that any additional costs should be covered by spending cuts. Reform UK has also raised concerns about the affordability and impact of the plan, warning that a so-called “death tax” approach could cost constituents up to £50,000 each, as described in the coverage. The accounts present the talks as an effort to bring different political positions into a single discussion about the financing of social care, with disagreement focused on whether new revenue measures or reductions in other spending should be used. The reports do not provide further details on the specific proposals to be discussed beyond the scale of the cost figure and the competing arguments on funding sources.