‘It’s time for Labour to prioritise cancer again’
In 2000, Labour introduced the UK’s first dedicated cancer strategy, marking a pivotal milestone in the fight against cancer. Five years…
Cancer
Labour MP launches campaign to find “one million missing mammograms”
Labour MP Dawn Butler, who was diagnosed with cancer in November last year, has launched a campaign to…
Wes Streeting labels Tory NHS recovery plan “just another cancelled operation”
Wes Streeting has criticised ministers for delaying the publication of a plan to help the health service recover…
Labour’s Wes Streeting: “I’m back at work, fighting fit and cancer-free”
Labour shadow cabinet member Wes Streeting has declared in a new video message that he is “back at…
Sharon Hodgson: We must do better on cancer
This month, the NHS70 celebrations are focussing on cancer. Many of us will have our lives touched by…
March for the NHS shows battle against PFI is only just warming up
Some 60,000 of us, including shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth, took to the streets of London in the…
“I hope we can live well with cancer, not just die of it” – Tessa Jowell’s moving speech in the House of Lords
This is the speech which was delivered by former culture secretary Tessa Jowell to a rare and emotional…
Stench of decay and defection haunts this miserable Blukip coalition in my town
A few weeks ago, the three UKIP councillors elected to Plymouth city council since 2014 defected to the…
Christian Wolmar: We know it makes sense — cycling must become a key part of Labour’s thinking and transport policy
One of areas where the Labour manifesto needs improvement is transport. It is rarely a frontline area at…
Ashworth: Why is the government withdrawing from Euratom when the impact on cancer patients is so unclear?
This is the full letter that Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s shadow health secretary, has sent to health secretary Jeremy…
