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One of the key measures contained in the Tory manifesto is a plan to tackle the social care crisis which the prime minister describes as a "declaration of intent" to tackle the "great challenges of our time".

The plan involves the cost of care being taken from a person's estate - if it is worth at least 拢100,000 - when they die.

Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, says it is "not a death tax" because it is "not a tax".

(Image: Jeremy Hunt. Credit: Getty Images)