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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

I disagree with Andy Burnham’s politics. But as former health secretaries, we both know the NHS needs to be fixed | Jeremy Hunt

As prime minister, he would have a unique chance to turn the world’s most bureaucratic health service into its most innovative one If Andy Burnham moves from Manchester to No 10, he will be the first prime minister to have been health secretary in the history of the NHS. What might that mean for the troubled service? His commitment to social care is well known. But when the Treasury tells him there is no money, he is going to have to think hard about how to make his mark. The UK now spends the f

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The Guardian Politics21 Jun 2026

‘There’s no jobs’: struggle and regret in a Welsh town that backed Brexit

Ten years ago Ebbw Vale had the highest proportion of leave voters in Wales despite huge EU funding, which has not been fully replaced Where Ebbw Vale’s steelworks once stood is now a cluster of gleaming modern buildings including a hospital, a leisure centre and a college. Over the past decade, these public facilities have been joined by a public-private cybersecurity research centre and two tech firms. A new railway station opened at the site in 2015. Yet, during the Guardian’s visit to the We

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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Reva Gudi: When told ‘this is not how we do it in the NHS’ – I’ve started asking ‘Why not?’ even if that’s risky

Despite decades of 'reforms' that weren't really, the fundamental problems - waiting lists, workforce shortages, broken relationship with social care and the list goes on- are largely intact. All of this in the face of growing demand and finite resources. The post Reva Gudi: When told ‘this is not how we do it in the NHS’ – I’ve started asking ‘Why not?’ even if that’s risky appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Makerfield voters are giving Burnham the benefit of the doubt. If he fails, the consequences will be grave | Owen Jones

Winning this byelection wouldn’t make Reform disappear. Would Burnham really have the courage needed to see them off in No 10? ‘Well, good,” says a middle-aged woman outside Boots about the prospect of millions of migrants being deported. “Because we want the country safe.” I point out that, even as immigration has risen sharply for the last two decades, by every measure – murder rates, or numbers of people admitted to hospitals because of knife attacks and assaults – violence has fallen steeply

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Express Politics15 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer confirms huge new law change – but critics say it’s ‘impractical’

Children will be banned from social media by spring next year as Prime Minister vows to give children their childhoods back and protect their mental health

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The Guardian Politics15 Jun 2026

Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments

‘Pointless’ reviews are wasting public money and ‘significantly harming’ the mental health of claimants, charity says Disabled people with lifelong conditions are repeatedly being put through “pointless” benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidance, new analysis suggests. A study by the anti-poverty charity Z2K has found that hundreds of thousands of disabled people are going through “unnecessary” personal independence payment (Pip) reviews, “wasting” public money and “significantly har

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BBC Politics14 Jun 2026

MP opens up on 30-year fight for period healthcare

White wants endometriosis diagnosis and treatment waiting times to be prioritised by the NHS.

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BBC Politics14 Jun 2026

MP opens up on 30-year fight for period healthcare

White wants endometriosis diagnosis and treatment waiting times to be prioritised by the NHS.

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The Guardian Politics14 Jun 2026

Ministers could give billions raised by business rates to England’s regions

Exclusive: devolving tax is part of plans to give local areas more power in areas including justice, health and education Ministers are considering handing over billions of pounds raised by business rates to regional mayors as part of one of the biggest shake-ups of the English tax system in recent years. Steve Reed, the local government secretary, said the government was working on plans to devolve the tax, which has been the subject of recent protests by pubs and other hospitality businesses.

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BBC Politics13 Jun 2026

Resident doctors cancel strike after new offer from government

The walkout had been due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday and last until Friday.

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BBC Politics13 Jun 2026

Resident doctors cancel strike after new offer from government

The walkout had been due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday and last all week.

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The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026

Merope Mills awarded CBE in king’s honours list for Martha’s rule campaign

Journalist and healthcare campaigner was driving force behind patient safety initiative after death of 13-year-old daughter The healthcare campaigner and journalist Merope Mills has been made a CBE in the king’s birthday honours list for services to patient safety. Mills, a senior editor at the Guardian, was a driving force behind the introduction of an initiative in England said to have potentially saved hundreds of lives. She has spent years campaigning for the introduction of Martha’s rule un

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