Wes Streeting has defended "unpopular" policies such as the cut to the winter fuel payment following Labour's poor performance in the local elections.
"Voters have sent us a very strong message which we're taking on the chin.
We know there have been some policies which have been unpopular whether it's national insurance or winter fuel among other things - that's how we're investing in the NHS," the health secretary added.
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Rachel Reeves joined Wes Streeting on a tour of St Thomas' Hospital following a £29 billion-a-year rise in NHS funding announced in House of Commons earlier today. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Wes Streeting sharply criticises Israeli military action in Gaza, calling the situation āutterly horrific and intolerableā. The health secretary says the government is working āintensivelyā to unblock aid corridors and to bring an end to the ābloody conflictā. Streeting stops short of calling it a āgenocideā but says MPs feel āthe same frustration as people marching in the streetsā. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The government announces nearly Ā£450 million of investment to expand urgent and emergency care facilities to provide faster care for patients. Wes Streeting claims he sometimes feels āthe same frustration as the publicā about the NHS and called on people to judge him based on year-on-year improvements.
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It was billed as a massive moment in British economic policymaking - a juncture where the Labour government would turn its economic philosophy into a fiscal.. Sky News
MP for Richmond Park Sarah Olney welcomed the spending reviewās investment into social care but said she remains concerned about the lack of money for police in London.
It comes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced policing will get more cash to allow Labour to fulfil its manifesto pledge of introducing 13,000 extra police officers in England and Wales. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Day-to-day spending on the NHS will increase by £29bn a year, Rachel Reeves has announced as she accepted voters are yet to feel an improvement under Labour. Sky News
Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of failing on the economy, claiming unemployment had āsurgedā since Labour took office. The PM hit back at PMQs, saying 500,000 more people are in work and highlighting jobs from defence, energy and housing projects. Starmer said Labour is investing in Britainās future, while the Tories ātalk Britain downā. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rachel Reeves has hailed the government's "significant progress" to get NHS hospital waiting lists down by almost a quarter of a million. The chancellor adds the extra funding for the NHS in Wednesday's spending review should help waiting lists fall further. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Government is increasing real-terms day to day spending in the NHS by 3% per year for every year of the review period, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced, providing an extra āĀ£29 billion per yearā for the health service. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
In homes and places of worship from Leicester to London and beyond, people are remembering those who died onboard Air India flight 171. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday, seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch arrives before addressing the Scottish Conservative Party conference in Edinburgh.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch expresses her ādeepest condolencesā to those affected by the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing over 240 people.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch asserts the answer to the problems in Scotland ādoes not involve more devolutionā. Speaking at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh on Friday, Badenoch says, āthe answer to these problems must involve a reassertion of our Conservative, economic principles.ā
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Industry Minister Sarah Jones expresses ādeep concernā as Israel launches air strikes against dozens of sites in Iran, targeting the countryās nuclear programme.
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