Kit Harington backs learning disability campaign in simple but powerful video

"Some of the most vulnerable people in our society will be left, without care, without hope and without an independent future."
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Kit Harington backs learning disability campaign in simple but powerful video
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We all know that in Game of Thrones Jon Snow is fighting to bring justice and equality to his people in the North.

Off-screen, the actor who plays the King in the North, Kit Harington, is involved in similar, noble battles to support people with learning disabilities.

With a video backing Mencap's #StopSleepInCrisis, Harington has called on the government to fund six years' back pay for overnight carers.

Under new government rules, care providers sleeping overnight to provide support should get the national minimum wage for all hours.

But, as Harington explains in the video, that would leave the sector with a £400 million ($526.5 million) back pay bill which could put vital care provision at risk.

"If the charities can't pay this bill, then people are going to be left without the care they need," he said.

"And some of the most vulnerable people in our society will be left, without care, without hope and without an independent future."


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