LABOUR campaigners in Wyre Forest have accused Theresa May of an embarrassing U-turn over her plans on the controversial “dementia tax”.

The Tory leader faced a barrage of criticism after announcing plans to include a person’s property, valued at £100,000 and above, in a means test on assessing payments for social care.

But this week, she announced there would be a limit on the amount someone would be charged for care costs – prompting accusations of her watering down her original plan.

Stephen Brown, of Wyre Forest Labour, said the shift was an indictment of her style and ability to run the country.

He said: “We've seen the Tory dementia tax policy fall apart already under scrutiny from Labour.

“It sums up the Tory manifesto - its light on detail, has no proper costings, and has been thrown together in undue haste to hold an election.

"It's an indictment of Theresa May and her authoritarian style. This is her manifesto, and it shows she's unable to deal with any challenge without u-turning because she doesn't think things through properly and can't be trusted to run the country, let alone Brexit negotiations.

Wyre Forest Labour’s parliamentary hopeful Dr Matt Lamb also criticised claims made by his Wyre Forest Tory rival Mark Garnier that he had brought about crucial funding in schools and Acute NHS services.

In campaign literature, Mr Garnier said the funding formula he worked on with other incumbent Worcestershire MPs, had delivered an extra £9million to schools in the county.

He also said that he had helped work with MPs, GPs and the new Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to secure £1million to reduce A&E waiting times while pushing for a further £29million capital investment in A&E services in Worcester and Redditch.

But Dr Lamb said: “Schools have seen real time cuts in funding meaning they are creaking at the seams, laying off staff, increasing class sizes, narrowing the curriculum, and dropping cultural subjects like music from tuition due to lack of money.

“Indeed, under the proposed so called 'fairer schools funding formula' which Mark has campaigned for, it actually means Wyre Forest schools will lose £4.3million and 114 teachers.”

He added that £1million will not address problems A&E services already face and saying the Acute NHS Trust is already £36million in the red.

He said: "Labour will invest in our NHS so you can get the services you need when you need them. We will stop hospital closures and do our own review based on local need. Hospital parking charges will be scrapped.”