BBC Politics14 Apr 2026
Palantir defends its record as MPs demand more scrutiny of data use
NHS guidance that all hospitals should be using Palantir software from this month has sparked a backlash.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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The Guardian Politics14 Apr 2026
Infected blood scandal compensation to rise
Additional £1bn allocated to payments for victims and their relatives, including extra £35,000 for former Treloar pupils Compensation payments will rise for people affected by the infected blood scandal, including an extra £35,000 each for pupils who were experimented on at school without their knowledge, the paymaster general has announced. The government has allocated £1bn for the payments. The final report of the inquiry into what has been described as the biggest treatment disaster in NHS hi
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The Guardian Politics14 Apr 2026
Scottish Greens pledge free bus travel and basic income in election manifesto
Party says plan for ‘radical change’ will be funded in part through higher taxes on aviation, gambling and landlords UK politics live – latest updates The Scottish Greens have called for free bus travel, thousands of extra teachers and doctors and a universal basic income among hundreds of uncosted manifesto pledges. The party is enjoying a bounce in Scottish opinion polls, with some putting it ahead of Labour, driven partly by the surging support for the Green party of England and Wales under
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Express Politics13 Apr 2026
Fury as Wes Streeting slammed for NHS strike 'spiral' - 'it's patients who suffer!'
EXCLUSIVE: Shadow Health Secretary Stuart Andrew is worried about the "spiral" of a summer of strikes by the BMA and has some tough advice for the Government.
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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026
Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch
The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.
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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026
Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch
The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.
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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026
Stuart Andrew: Under Labour, the NHS doesn’t belong to the people who fund or use it, but the people who threaten it
Labour have chosen the union over the patient, the paymaster over the public, the path of least resistance over the demands of responsible government. Under a Conservative government NHS doctors will no longer have the right to strike. The post Stuart Andrew: Under Labour, the NHS doesn’t belong to the people who fund or use it, but the people who threaten it appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026
Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds
Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS Private firms providing services to the NHS including healthcare and consultancy have made £1.6bn in profits over the last two years, research reveals. The findings – on the basis of contracts worth £12bn – have prompted claims of “scandalous” profiteering, concern that the health service is being “taken for a ride” and calls for ministers to impose a cap on maximum
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The Guardian Politics12 Apr 2026
Fried nuggets and steamed sponges off menu in school food overhaul in England
Campaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity rates The government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned. The new rules of the first major update to school food standards in 13 years will apply from September. They are part of efforts to lower the rates of childhood obesity, with data for 2024 released by the NHS in Januar
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Express Politics12 Apr 2026
NHS crisis sparks fears over patient care as Zia Yusuf issues urgent warning
Exclusive: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is facing a growing revolt from health groups, trade unions and left-wing MPs over her plans to change settlement rules.
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The Guardian Politics12 Apr 2026
Voting for populist parties in local polls will put NHS at risk, says Streeting
Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key battleground in May elections Voters in May’s local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought to make the health service a key battleground. “The founding principles of the NHS are at greater threat than at any time since the NHS was founded in 1948,” the health secretary said. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026
Doctors’ leader claims new reduced pay offer killed chances of ending strikes in England
Exclusive: Deal for resident doctors was in sight when sudden change by ministers forced latest action, says Jack Fletcher Ministers killed the chance to end strikes by resident doctors when they suddenly reduced the amount of money they were offering to secure the peace deal, the doctors’ leader claims. Dr Jack Fletcher accused the government of “playing games” and forcing resident doctors to embark on their 15th strike over pay and jobs, which is disrupting the NHS this week. Continue reading
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