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The Tories are doubling what migrants have to pay to use the NHS. It won’t solve the crisis

Oscar Webb
5 February, 2018

Not only is the policy discriminatory – it’s unclear that it makes the NHS any money.

Our prison service is failing women – and it’s costing lives

Sara Hyde
2 February, 2018

As an inquest reports on fatal failings at New Hall Prison, it’s clear that mental health care in our prison system is at breaking point.

Voters are starting to realise that Brexit will damage our NHS

26 January, 2018

The findings come ahead of a national Day of Action on the NHS – as Brexiteers try to wriggle out of their ‘£350m a week’ pledge.

Support for a second Brexit vote is growing. Is another referendum becoming inevitable?

16 January, 2018

74 per cent of Labour Party supporters back a referendum in the event of hard Brexit, an increase from 70 per cent last month.

10 terrifying facts about the NHS under Jeremy Hunt – and why May has kept him in the job

Keith Taylor
10 January, 2018

Our NHS is facing a sustained attack under Jeremy Hunt. Yet he’s been just promoted. Keith Taylor MEP looks at the reasons.

PMQs: Theresa May quotes NHS chief, misses out everything critical he said right after

Oscar Webb
20 December, 2017

The PM failed to mention he warned “pressures are great and the system is already running at or close to full stretch”.

Exclusive: 85 per cent think the NHS should get that £350m-a-week promised by Brexiteers

18 December, 2017

And the health service could really do with the money to avert a care crisis this winter.

John McDonnell said Parliament could move out of London, and why not?

Oscar Webb
12 December, 2017

There’s strong opposition to moving parliamentarians out of the Palace of Westminster for renovation works, but some of the arguments don’t stack up.

Right-to-buy has stoked the housing crisis – but the Tories want to roll it out further

Oscar Webb
8 December, 2017

400,000 houses sold under right-to-buy are now being rented privately and for double average council rents. The policy’s created a new class of buy-to-let landlords.

Brexit lies die hard: Michael Gove STILL claims leaving the EU will mean more money for the NHS

8 December, 2017

“As a result of leaving the EU, there is more money for the NHS”, he told the Today programme this morning.

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