Category: UK
Voices: Can Labour’s 10-year plan finally fix the NHS? Join The Independent Debate
Labour’s newly published 10-year plan for the health service raises questions about whether the party can deliver meaningful reform, or if it risks repeating past promises without the funding or detail to succeed
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Why Starmer finally came out to give his full backing to his tearful chancellor
After Rachel Reeves’ tears and a complete failure by the prime minister to appreciate the gravity of his situation in PMQs, Sir Keir Starmer had to intervene quickly prevent the markets being spooked further, says David Maddox
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Greater Manchester Police investigating 1,000 grooming gang suspects, watchdog says
Andy Burnham said ‘never again will any child here be labelled or dismissed’ after a report found significant improvements in the force’s response to grooming gangs
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Starmer admits to ‘tough’ few days as prime minister addresses Reeves crying
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted the past few days have been “tough” as he discusses Rachel Reeves crying during parliament on Wednesday (2 July).
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Who are Palestine Action and why has the UK government banned them?
The UK-based group has been targeting arms manufacturers in the UK since 2020
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Rachel Reeves is resilient and will bounce back, says Wes Streeting
Health secretary Wes Streeting has publicly backed his cabinet colleague Rachel Reeves, asserting she is “resilient and will bounce back” amid swirling speculation about her future in government.
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Can Labour survive its identity crisis? Ask chief political commentator John Rentoul anything
The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your questions as Labour grapples with a welfare reform crisis, mounting pressure on Keir Starmer’s leadership, and growing doubts over Rachel Reeves’s position
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Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn
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Major new NHS plan vows to end ‘8am scramble’ for GP appointment
Radical plans to improve community healthcare include training more GPs
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Businesses ‘thriving’ after adopting four-day working week
Nearly 1,000 workers at 17 different companies adopted a four-day working week for a six-month trial
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