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Jeremy Hunt

Hunt urged to reward key workers and tackle inequality in Spring Budget

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 March, 2023 (2 weeks ago)

Amid fears that the Chancellor will uphold policies that favour the rich, calls are being made for Jeremy Hunt to tackle child poverty and inequality and reward key workers.

Northerners feel betrayed once more as Tories announce delay of HS2 route

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
12 March, 2023 (2 weeks ago)

The setback has been described as ‘another betrayal of the Midlands and the North, making a mockery of the government’s empty promises to level up the UK economy.’

A photo of a march coinciding with RCN strikes. Demonstrators are carrying a banner reading "We are the NHS!"

Nurses’ union call for stronger strike action, announcing first 48-hour walkout

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 February, 2023

The RCN has said staff have ‘had enough of being taken for granted, enough of low pay and unsafe staffing levels.’

NHS petition

Thousands sign petition urging government for an inflation-matching pay rise

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
30 October, 2022

A petition to the health secretary Steve Barclay to increase pay for NHS workers by 11 percent to match inflation, has amassed more than 80,000 signatures.

Job Centre

Universal Credit claimants could lose £1,000 a year

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 October, 2022

‘Anything short of raising all benefits in line with inflation will blight millions more childhoods and weaken our future economy.’

New PM must tackle school funding crisis, leading Tory ministers warn

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 September, 2022

The warnings come as the two Tory leadership contenders have faced criticism for speaking in favour of grammar schools while being bare on solutions to the problems schools currently face.

Social housing

Campaigners call for social housing rent strike after Tories refuse freeze

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
3 September, 2022

Four million social housing households face threat of double digit rent increases.

Truss and Sunak

Truss and Sunak under fire for NHS crisis ‘complacency’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
28 August, 2022

The Tory leadership contenders have been accused of being ‘worryingly bare’ on health policy ideas to solve the crisis the NHS is currently grappling with.

Government urged to take bolder action to address rising health inequality

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 August, 2022

As Rishi Sunak plans to charge NHS patients £10 for ‘no shows’, reports show growing disparity in access to healthcare and rising health inequality across the UK.

A photo of coins on top of an article explaining that Energy companies are raising prices

Calls grow to bring energy back into public ownership, as companies report record-breaking profit

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
30 July, 2022

Reports of record-breaking profit for energy giants amid surging energy prices for households and a cost-of-living crisis, has sparked criticism and calls for energy to be brought into public ownership.

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