Public services policy
Doctors
Streeting urges doctors to ‘stop sabre-rattling’ and work with him to fix NHS
The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has urged doctors to work with the government on its plans to change the NHS and to “stop sabre-rattling” on industrial action over pay.Streeting...
Politics
Public sector workers need above-inflation pay rises, says TUC chief
The government should award public sector workers “entirely legitimate” pay restoration deals despite the tough economic backdrop to...
Bournemouth
Councils in England draining reserves to stay afloat, leaders say
Local authority leaders say they are having to drain their financial reserves to keep services afloat and avoid...
Autumn budget 2024
Voters believe Labour on UK’s woes, but not on its proposed fixes
The prime minister is struggling to communicate how his government will address the significant problems facing the UK....
Business
‘Women feel like failures if they haven’t had a “normal” birth’: how the NCT has shaped childbirth in the UK
In May, charity representatives, campaigners and MPs gathered in parliament to hear the then Conservative MP Theo Clarke...
Victims of UK’s infected blood scandal to start receiving payouts by end of year
A new authority set up to properly compensate the victims and families of the infected blood scandal is due to start making payments by...