A FUTURE Labour government will provide an extra £8 billion in funding for social care to help “grossly underpaid” care workers, Jeremy Corbyn pledged today.

The Labour leader said the current social care budget was “insufficient” and he promised increased government support to deal with the growing social care crisis if he becomes prime minister.

During a visit to Milton Keynes University Hospital, where he toured the A&E and cancer wards and spoke to patients, Mr Corbyn said: “Care workers particularly are grossly underpaid, do a very important and responsible job and should be better recognised as part of our wider health service.”