Starmer channels Blair & Miliband to launch election pledges

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a pledge card with six "first steps" the Labour Party would take if it were to form a government after the next general election. The steps include measures to invest in..

Health Secretary responds to birth trauma report

The health secretary has responded to the findings in the birth trauma report, which found good care is “the exception rather than the rule”. Victoria Atkins said she "completely gets it",..

PM: I disagree with Poulter's comments about NHS

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he doesn't agree with comments made by Tory defector Dan Poulter, arguing it was the 'common sense majority position' of the country to reform the welfare system...

Starmer welcomes Poulter to Labour after defection over NHS

Labour leader Keir Starmer has welcomed Dan Poulter to his party, saying his defection speaks for many Tory voters. Mr Poulter, who is also a doctor, said he is unable to provide NHS patients with..

Stride 'bemused' by Poulter's defection to Labour

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has said he is 'bemused' by Dan Poulter's comments that the Conservatives have become a 'nationalist party of the right'. The former health minister and mental..

Wes Streeting says Dan Poulter's defection 'speaks volumes'

The shadow health secretary says Dan Poulter's defection to Labour "speaks volumes." Dr Dan Poulter, a former Conservative MP, announced he would be taking the Labour whip until the next election as..

Yvette Cooper backs Angela Rayner amid questions over tax

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has expressed her support for Angela Rayner despite questions surrounding whether the deputy leader should have paid capital gains tax on the sale of her old council..

Health secretary defends plan to ban tobacco sales

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has defended the government's plans to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, citing the need to curb smoking-related illnesses and..

Rishi Sunak defends NHS waiting list figures

Rishi Sunak has defended backlash from the latest NHS figures which show waiting lists have risen by 330,000 since he promised to cut them, insisting that the government's plan is working. "Whilst we..

NHS targets not being met, says Labour

Labour's Louise Haigh has rejected the news that NHS targets are being met. It comes as the health secretary revealed waiting lists have fallen for the fifth month in a row. "Waiting lists are still..

NHS waiting lists fall for fifth month in a row

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins revealed waiting lists for hospital treatment have fallen for the fifth month in a row as she insisted NHS targets are being met . "We have seen waiting lists fall for..

Dr Hilary Cass says children are being let down

A new report by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass has found that there is "remarkably weak evidence" to support gender treatments for children. Dr Hilary Cass said poor mental health and social media have..

Justice minister praises new gender report

Justice Minister Laura Farris has praised a new report by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass, which calls for gender services for young people to match the standards of other NHS care. The Cass Review was..

Labour launch proposal for digitised NHS red book

Labour has launched a proposal to create a digitised version of the NHS red book that parents use for their children’s medical records as part of a series of reforms to the NHS app. Sir Keir Starmer..

Health Secretary ‘pleased’ as consultants accept pay offer

Victoria Atkins has said she is “really pleased” that consultants have accepted a pay offer, ending a year-long dispute with the Government. The health secretary said that the deal is “fair and..

Minister defends Govt plan for NHS despite poor A&E figures

Kevin Hollinrake has defended the government’s investment in the NHS despite figures which suggest 250 people are dying needlessly each week due to long wait times in hospital Accident and Emergency..

Labour attack government over shocking A&E figures

Labour have attacked the government accusing them of complacency after shocking figures suggested 250 people were dying needlessly each week due to long wait times. Nick Thomas-Symonds says if in..

Minister says he understands ‘people’s concerns’ over NHS

Andrew Griffith says “I do understand people's concerns” over the National Health Service after a patient satisfaction survey revealed that public confidence in the NHS had dropped to a 40-year..

Labour will ‘prioritise’ NHS insists shadow minister

Shadow local government minister Jim McMahon insists a future Labour government will “prioritise” the National Health Service after a patient satisfaction survey revealed that public confidence in..