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Lord Butler calls for 'more consideration' of care bill

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Britain's former top civil servant Lord Butler has warned that legislation on personal care risks being an example of "very bad legislation".

He told Today presenter John Humphrys that the legislation had been rushed through and that parliamentarians should not consider the bill until proper consultation had been completed.

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