Labour demands plan to clear NHS backlog as waiting times increase
Labour has called on the government to set out a plan to clear the NHS backlog in non-coronavirus…
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Test all health and care workers – not just those with symptoms, says Labour
Labour has called on the government to expand the current coronavirus testing of NHS and social care staff,…
Labour demands date for publication of Covid-19 BAME review
Marsha de Cordova has called on the government to announce a date this week for the publication of…
Opposition in the time of coronavirus
Labour members and voters vary in their views on how – and to what extent – capitalism should…
Labour celebrates U-turn on NHS immigration surcharge exemption
Keir Starmer has declared that the government U-turn on the immigration health surcharge is a “victory for common…
Labour pushes to exempt NHS and care workers from the immigration health surcharge
Keir Starmer again used Prime Minister’s Questions this week to push along the news agenda and potentially government policy too.…
“It’s not about a salary guide, it’s about skills”: Patel defends immigration bill
Priti Patel has said that the immigration bill is “not about a salary guide, it’s about skills” and…
Health unions publish blueprint for safe opening up of NHS as lockdown eases
16 health unions have published a blueprint for the safe opening up of the NHS as lockdown measures…
Labour calls for plan to deal with non-Covid clinical need backlog
Jonathan Ashworth has called on the government to provide a plan to deal with a “growing and alarming…
Now is exactly the right time to argue for radical change
Life has changed beyond recognition. We keep being told that soon we will enter a ‘new normal’, but…
