LibDem MP Roz Savage endured a car-crash interview on Times Radio last night. Quizzed by Peter Cardwell on a seemingly straightforward question, “What would the Liberal Democrats do on social care?”, Savage floundered, unable to find an answer. Not like it’s one of her party’s flagship policies…

“Well um we know the system is broken…I actually have quite a different view on this from the party line I think that for too long we have, um, I’m not saying this is not the party line it’s very certainly very different from the Labour line…I’m feeling like this is a policy exam…I’m just going to hold my hands up here and say that um as I think you may know that I have been in politics for less than two years.”

It doesn’t take a Westminster veteran to skim the opening pages of the LibDem manifesto and find out exactly what they’ve promised on social care. Guido thought he’d help her out for the next time she’s asked the question. Here are some of the LibDem’s pledges on social care:

• Introduce a new £2-an-hour higher Care Worker’s Minimum Wage.
• Raise Carer’s Allowance and expanding it to more carers.
• Establishing a cross-party commission to forge a long-term agreement on sustainable funding for social care in England.
• The plan would cost £2.7 billion a year by 2028-29, “fully funded” by reversing tax cuts handed by the Conservative party to the big banks.

A savage four minutes for the LibDumb…

UPDATE: Savage has missed out on snagging a spot on the new LibDem frontbench. Shock…