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Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Rishi Sunak’s plan to fine patients £10 for missing appointments is condemned by NHS leaders
"Charging patients for missed appointments would not only undermine the essential trust between doctor and patient, but ultimately threaten the fundamental principle that the NHS delivers free care at the point of need, for all.”
Sarah Owen MP: Women’s rights next on the list of government’s so called ‘war on woke’
'Before the House rose for the Summer, there were debates on Roe Vs Wade, woeful rape prosecution rates, Danny Kruger MP saying women should not have the “absolute right” over their bodies and Dominic Raab’s threat to unravel women’s rights; not to mention that wink at the despatch box.'
Nadine Dorries’s popularity plunges among Tory members, new poll finds
Dorries was also condemned by Tory MPs over the weekend after sharing an image of Rishi Sunak about to knife Boris Johnson.
‘Reactionary and regressive’: Tory leadership candidates slammed for promising the return of grammar schools
"How anyone can still argue that grammar schools are the magic wand to improve our broken education system beggars belief."
Petition to protect the right to strike garners thousands of signatures
As Truss and Sunak are branded “Thatcher tribute acts” for threatening the right to strike, momentum builds to secure this fundamental right.