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Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
The government's welfare bill has passed a House of Commons vote after another major concession to Labour rebels.
Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms
Health
Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms
No Reason Why Lords Can't Vote On 'Terrible' Assisted Dying Bill, Says Tory Peer
Health
No Reason Why Lords Can't Vote On "Terrible" Assisted Dying Bill, Says Tory Peer
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Health
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
MPs Vote To Allow Assisted Dying Bill To Proceed
Health
MPs Vote To Allow Assisted Dying Bill To Proceed
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Health
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Health
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Opinion
Failure on the NHS is not an option
Health
By Praful Nargund
Failure on the NHS is not an option
The assisted dying bill isn't safe for disabled people – that's why I will fight it in the Lords
Health
By Baroness Grey-Thompson
The assisted dying bill isn't safe for disabled people – that's why I will fight it in the Lords
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
Health
By Emma Lewell MP
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
Parliament
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Health
By Miriam Cates
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Stephen Kinnock is responsible for tackling one of the biggest challenges the government faces: social care. The health minister talks to Sienna Rodgers about charging reforms, professionalising the workforce and his family’s experiences with care
Health & Care news
Education Recovery Advisor Quit After Asking Boris Johnson For £15bn But Was Offered 'Feeble' £1.4bn
Coronavirus
Education Recovery Advisor Quit After Asking Boris Johnson For £15bn But Was Offered "Feeble" £1.4bn
Sir Kevan Collins, who was tasked by Boris Johnson to devise an education recovery plan, has confirmed he quit after asking for £15billion so pupils could catch up on lost learning from the pandemic, but was offered just £1.4billion.
At-home abortion is a disservice to women
Health
By Carla Lockhart MP
At-home abortion is a disservice to women
Abortion providers cannot ensure that the pills they prescribe are taken within the appropriate time frame, increasing the risk of severe complications and late abortions.
Sajid Javid Confirms Step 4 Will Not Be Brought Forward But Is Hawkish On End To All Covid Restrictions On 19 July
Coronavirus
Sajid Javid Confirms Step 4 Will Not Be Brought Forward But Is Hawkish On End To All Covid Restrictions On 19 July
Sajid Javid has ruled out bringing forward step 4 of the roadmap out of lockdown by a fortnight to July 5.
Will Sajid Javid Be A Lockdown Hawk Or Dove As Boris Johnson Makes Decision On Ending Covid Restrictions?
Coronavirus
Will Sajid Javid Be A Lockdown Hawk Or Dove As Boris Johnson Makes Decision On Ending Covid Restrictions?
Sajid Javid’s elevation back to the Cabinet means there will be a new voice in the key meetings about Covid restrictions for the first time since the pandemic began.
Banning junk food adverts will help people make healthier choices about what they eat
Health
By Mary Glindon MP
Banning junk food adverts will help people make healthier choices about what they eat
Banning junk food ads must be the start, rather than the end, of a multipronged national effort equal to the growing size of the obesity and health challenge.
Calling all MPs who nominated a finalist in the 2020 NHS Parliamentary Awards
Health
By Stephen Powis
Calling all MPs who nominated a finalist in the 2020 NHS Parliamentary Awards
The ceremony to announce the winners – and the MP who supported them – will take place on 7 July 2021. Join your regional champions to celebrate the skill, professionalism and compassion of the NHS.
Sajid Javid Replaces Matt Hancock As Health Secretary
Coronavirus
Sajid Javid Replaces Matt Hancock As Health Secretary
Sajid Javid has replaced Matt Hancock as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Matt Hancock Has Resigned After Admitting Breaking Covid Rules During Alleged Affair
Health
Matt Hancock Has Resigned After Admitting Breaking Covid Rules During Alleged Affair
Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after admitting he broke coronavirus guidance during an alleged affair with aide Gina Coladangelo.
The Saturday View: How A Lack Of Data Caused A Wave Of Festival Cancellations
Coronavirus
The Saturday View: How A Lack Of Data Caused A Wave Of Festival Cancellations
As Glastonbury lays silent for a second year in a row this weekend, continuing uncertainty over remaining Covid restrictions, a lack of pandemic insurance, and the government's delayed release of data on mass event trials has triggered a brutal week for the UK’s festival industry.
Matt Hancock Admits He 'Breached Social Distancing' After Affair Allegations
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Admits He "Breached Social Distancing" After Affair Allegations
Matt Hancock has admitted "breaching" social distancing rules after the publication of pictures appearing to show him in an embrace with an aide.
Labour Calls For Matt Hancock To Be Sacked After Publication Of Kissing Pictures
Coronavirus
Labour Calls For Matt Hancock To Be Sacked After Publication Of Kissing Pictures
Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to sack Matt Hancock after the health secretary admitted breaching coronavirus rules but refused to resign over pictures where he appears to be kissing aide Gina Coladangelo.
Matt Hancock Faces Questions Over Whether He Has Broken Covid-19 Law
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Faces Questions Over Whether He Has Broken Covid-19 Law
Matt Hancock faces questions over whether images appearing to show him in a physical encounter with colleague Gina Coladangelo mean he has breached the government's coronavirus laws.
Grant Shapps Defends Green List Expansion As Industry Bosses Warn It Isn't Enough
Coronavirus
Grant Shapps Defends Green List Expansion As Industry Bosses Warn It Isn't Enough
Grant Shapps has insisted the latest expansion of the green list is "good news" for the travel industry after the government was accused of not going far enough to help the sector get back on its feet.
Overseas NHS workers risked their lives fighting Covid, they should not have to pay for healthcare
Health
By Sarah Owen MP
Overseas NHS workers risked their lives fighting Covid, they should not have to pay for healthcare
The punitive and costly Immigration Health Surcharge for overseas healthcare workers is still charging people hundreds of pounds to use the very NHS they work in.
Vaccine Minister Says Roadmap Delay Has Saved Thousands Of Lives With 60% Of Adults Now Double Jabbed
Coronavirus
Vaccine Minister Says Roadmap Delay Has Saved Thousands Of Lives With 60% Of Adults Now Double Jabbed
Nadhim Zahawi has said the major push to give people their second dose since the roadmap delay has saved thousands of lives.
People with long-term health conditions need an ambitious rehabilitation strategy to ensure they aren’t left behind
Health
By Barbara Keeley MP
People with long-term health conditions need an ambitious rehabilitation strategy to ensure they aren’t left behind
As the government considers its options for the long-overdue reform of social care, we must ensure that people can live independently in the way they choose for as long as is possible.
Two Doses Of Jab Has 'Quite Dramatic' Effect Against Covid-19, Latest Data Shows
Coronavirus
Two Doses Of Jab Has "Quite Dramatic" Effect Against Covid-19, Latest Data Shows
The latest coronavirus data is "proving encouraging" and shows the "high effectiveness" of the vaccines, Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London has said in a boost to hopes of the 19 July easing of restrictions going ahead.
It shouldn’t be left to charities to catch the increasing numbers falling through the government’s threadbare safety net
Health
By Dan Carden MP
It shouldn’t be left to charities to catch the increasing numbers falling through the government’s threadbare safety net
The government has a duty to deliver the public services that guarantee provision and underpin the social fabric that helps prevent mental ill health and addiction in the first place.
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Health
By Dignity in Dying
Jersey Citizen’s Jury calls for assisted dying law, as soaring public support for change revealed in Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man
Matt Hancock Defends Delays Over Plans For New Social Care Strategy
Health
Matt Hancock Defends Delays Over Plans For New Social Care Strategy
Matt Hancock has defended the government's delay in bringing forward a new plan for overhauling adult social care.
It’s time to treat the rise in eating disorders as a public health crisis
Health
By Hope Virgo
It’s time to treat the rise in eating disorders as a public health crisis
We must transform the face of eating disorders research, treatment and understanding, so that all types of eating disorders are visible.
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Health
By British Safety Council
Government failing to act swiftly to reduce harm caused by toxic air
The Government has responded to the Coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths Report following the inquest into the tragic death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah. The coroner had concluded that air pollution made a material contribution to Ella’s death in 2013.
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Health
By Dignity in Dying
Assisted Dying Bill introduced to Scottish Parliament
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Health
By NOAH
NOAH welcomes G7 recognition of importance of One Health approach
NOAH has welcomed the recognition of the importance of a One Health approach to the health of people, our planet, and animals at the highest political level.
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