Express Politics20 May 2026
UK stuck with ‘outdated’ computer systems – ‘holding Britain back’
Computers at one hospital trust failed because of a heatwave
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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
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Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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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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BBC Politics19 May 2026
MP failed by NHS appointed first maternity adviser
Michelle Welsh says she will work to push for "better, safer care for mothers, babies and families".
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BBC Politics19 May 2026
MP failed by NHS appointed first maternity adviser
Michelle Welsh says she will work to push for "better, safer care for mothers, babies and families".
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The Guardian Politics17 May 2026
Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs
Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’ Campaigners against the UK’s controversial drug pricing deal with Donald Trump are threatening the government with legal action unless it scraps a key element of the plan. They claim that a change to how drug treatments are approved for use by the NHS, which could lead to it paying even higher prices for them, amounts to an “unlawful power grab”. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026
Wes Streeting vowed to fix ‘broken’ NHS but critics say he failed to deliver
NHS experts and MPs say he ‘told a good story’ as health secretary while kicking the difficult cans down the road UK politics live – latest updates Wes Streeting’s 22 months in office was characterised by relentless media interviews, newspaper editorials and Department of Health and Social Care press releases. They portrayed a dynamic health secretary who was clearing up the mess he inherited in the NHS, pushing ahead with radical changes and making progress on what matters most to patients –
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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026
Waiting times for hospital treatment in England hit key target, figures show
Outgoing health secretary declares Labour’s ‘plan for the NHS is working’, though experts question how goal was reached Hospitals in England have hit a key target for improving the time it takes patients to get treatment, which prompted Wes Streeting to declare that Labour’s “plan for the NHS is working” before departing as health secretary. Streeting had told the NHS to ensure that hospitals treated at least 65% of patients within 18 weeks by the end of March. New NHS England figures published
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Sky News Politics14 May 2026
Wes Streeting claims he hit his NHS targets. This says otherwise
"I am pleased to report that I have delivered against the ambitious targets you set for me when I became your secretary of state for health and social care."
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Guido Fawkes14 May 2026
Streeting Meets NHS Waiting List Target
NHS stats out this morning are happy news for Wes Streeting: 65.3% of patients treated within 18 weeks by March. Meeting the interim target – just… Overall NHS waiting list has also fallen to 7.11 million. Half a million down… Streeting said: “Our plan for the NHS is working. This is the biggest cut in…
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The Guardian Politics13 May 2026
The king’s speech: what is the government’s legislative agenda for the next 12 months?
Keir Starmer set out bills to abolish NHS England, overhaul Send provision, limit jury trials and forge ties with EU Keir Starmer has laid out long-promised changes to education, health and the courts in the king’s speech, which maps out the government’s agenda for the next year. The speech included bills to abolish NHS England, overhaul the provision of special educational needs teaching, limit trials by jury, introduce digital ID and end the leasehold system in England and Wales. It also provi
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The Guardian Politics10 May 2026
GPs and hospitals in England to be required to share data to create single patient records
Wes Streeting says legislation in King’s Speech will save lives, but GPs are concerned about liability for errors introduced by other providers GPs and hospitals will be required to share patient data under legislation to be announced in the king’s speech on Wednesday. Legislation to create a single patient record (SPR) for each person, which would be used across all healthcare providers, is part of a £10bn digitisation of the health service. Continue reading...
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Guido Fawkes8 May 2026
Rayner Deletes Campaign Video in Which She Lectures Schoolkids About Farage
Angela Rayner has deleted a campaign video from a school after concerns were raised about impartiality requirements. Took long enough… The former Deputy PM lectured a child in uniform who said that Farage was better than Starmer by repeating Labour attack lines on Farage’s previous statements on the NHS. At the end of which she…
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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026
Does anyone on board know how to fly a plane? Labour’s captain has lost control | Marina Hyde
You never change the pilot halfway through a flight, says a clearly rattled David Lammy. Can’t he see that his party is in a tailspin? A couple of days ago on a Swiss flight from Seoul to Zurich, a pilot experienced a medical emergency. Three doctors on board assisted, one of the other pilots assumed the controls, and the plane ended up landing without harm to life. Like me, you will be absolutely appalled that David Lammy wasn’t also on the passenger manifest, hammering furiously on the cockpit
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