Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ
Thursday, 22 May 2025 "The target was never particularly ambitious," says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) about Labour's plan to add two million extra NHS appointments during their first year in power.
Shadow Scotland Secretary Andrew Bowie says he has “little to no confidence” Labour’s plans to tackle small boat crossings will work. Speaking after Yvette Cooper announced the first migrant returns to France will begin this month, he said the Government has “so far seen no dent” in crossings and must show real results before the next election. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Andrew Bowie has branded Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle “the shuffling of deck chairs on this Titanic of a government”. The Shadow Scotland Secretary said the Prime Minister had “no confidence” in Chancellor Rachel Reeves, accusing him of creating a new role for Darren Jones to tighten his grip on economic policy. Bowie said Labour is “failing on all fronts”. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
After a summer dominated by criticism over the small boats crisis and asylum hotels, Labour says it's planning to overhaul the "broken" asylum system. Sky News
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson defended Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner over claims she avoided paying stamp duty, insisting Rayner had “followed all of the rules.”
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Assisted dying would place added pressure on NHS, hospice and social care capacity, creating a "substantial task" for the healthcare system, especially as demand.. Sky News
Health Minister Stephen Kinnock says 100 new diagnostic centres are now open across England, helping to ease hospital pressure and speed up diagnoses for patients.
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Patients in England with aggressive head and neck cancers will be fast-tracked into a new cancer vaccine trial. Professor Peter Johnson, the National Clinical Director for Cancer for NHS England says the new mRNA vaccine will ''flag up the cancer more effectively”. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
People with head and neck cancer in England will be fast-tracked on to a clinical trial for a “potentially transformative” vaccine under new NHS plans. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Thursday, 22 May 2025
"The target was never particularly ambitious," says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) about Labour's plan to add two million extra NHS appointments during their first year in power.
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