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Green Party pledges free social care for all over 65s

Social care for all over 65s would be free under the Green Party, leader Natalie Bennett has announced.

In a speech to the party's spring conference in Liverpool, Bennett said the policy would become a manifesto pledge because it was vital in a "decent, humane" society.

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Poll: Greens mostly likely to be seen as 'amateurish'

The ITV News Index poll was carried out by ComRes. Credit: Johnny Green/PA Wire

The Green Party is most likely to be associated by the British public as "idealistic" and "amateurish", according to the latest ITV News Index poll.

The survey of 2,013 British adults suggests just 9% associated the Greens with the phrase "a serious party of Government".

41%
would described the Green Party as "idealistic"
35%
thought the phrase "amateurish" applies to the Green Party

The ITV News Index poll was carried out by ComRes between 27 February and 1 March.

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