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Sajid Javid comes under fire by GPs

‘Dismayed and disappointed’: GPs denounce Javid’s comments that appointment shortage is overburdening A&Es

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
12 November, 2021

A war of words between GPs and Sajid Javid has heated up as doctors dispute health secretary’s ‘unsubstantiated’ claims about overloaded emergency departments.

Ex-Met chief disagrees that race did not influence failures in Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry investigation

Alexandra Warren
30 October, 2021

A police watchdog investigation found that failings in the case were not due to ethnicity.

Frances O'Grady calls for government to work with trade unions

Unions must have a role in government’s plans to ‘build back better’ says TUC

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
25 October, 2021

With Britain facing a cost-of-living crisis, Frances O’Grady is calling on the chancellor to work with unions and focus the Spending Review on improving pay and conditions.

Report unveils flaws in the school funding system

The ‘reverse of levelling up’: Report shows funding model is failing disadvantaged schools

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
24 October, 2021

A parliamentary report finds schools in the most deprived areas in England are getting less money than more affluent institutions, sparking doubt over Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.

Keir Starmer under fire for position of drugs reform

Senior Scottish Labour MSP accuses Starmer of ‘tacitly endorsing’ drug deaths

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 October, 2021

The frontbencher has confronted the Labour leader for “placating” the right-wing press by refusing to extend softer drug laws to the rest of Britain.

‘A step into a dark place’: Legal experts warn against Raab’s proposed human rights overhaul

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 October, 2021

The Justice Secretary’s plans to “correct” rulings by European Court of Human Rights have drawn criticism from legal experts and the opposition.

Black women twice as likely to have a stillbirth than white women, new report finds

Alexandra Warren
17 October, 2021

“This report paints a stark and deeply worrying picture of the impact of deprivation and inequality.”

50,000 sign petition urging government to fund maternity services as ‘midwife exodus’ looms

Alexandra Warren
16 October, 2021

“Morale among staff is low and has been worsened by the recent pay award in England.”

Charities warn more needs to be done to end families being trapped in temporary accommodation in Scotland

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 October, 2021

The Scottish National Party has come under fire over its handling of homeless families.

EXCLUSIVE: Majority of people think police are not doing enough to tackle violence against women

Alexandra Warren
10 October, 2021

The polling comes after the Met has faced criticism for their attitude towards violence against women following the murder of Sarah Everard.

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