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Britain has one of the best higher education systems in the world, educating millions of students from across the world each year. Behind that success are hundreds of thousands of dedicated staff: from university leaders and academics to…
Owen Smith has called for Jeremy Hunt to be immediately sacked, calling him the "worst Health Secretary in the NHS’s history”, as he unveils his “rescue” plan for the NHS. The leadership challenger said the latest wave of walkouts planned…
It's time for Jeremy Hunt to scrap plans to impose a new contract on junior doctors and get back around the negotiating table, Shadow Health Secretary Diane Abbott said last night, after doctors voted for a week-long strike to protest the…
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Batley to pay tribute to Jo Cox today as she was laid to rest. Locals paid their respects to the much-loved MP as the funeral cortege was carried through her childhood home. The ceremony was a private…
Labour MPs elected since last year's general election have today released a video tribute to Jo Cox, who was also elected to Parliament last May. In the video, which was published this afternoon and features some of her closest friends…
Ministers have has said they will "pause" the introduction of the junior doctors contracts for five days - which had been due to begin on Monday - in an attempt to resolve the junior doctors’ dispute. The Government have said they are…
We know that GPs are the gatekeepers of the NHS, providing a first point of access to other NHS services. In fact, 9 out of 10 patient contacts in the NHS are with GPs. If we don't properly invest in and support general practice then the…
This week's major junior doctors' strike is set to go ahead on Tuesday and Wednesday, after Jeremy Hunt rejected a last minute deal brokered by Labour. Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander yesterday organised an open letter to Hunt…
Jeremy Hunt could face accusations of misleading Parliament over his repeated threat to impose new contracts on junior doctors - a power that it now seems the Health Secretary may not actually have. Hunt has seemingly abandoned his hardline…
One of the roles of an Opposition Member of Parliament is to hold Government ministers to account. We do this on behalf of the people who send us to Parliament, to secure justice and fairness, and to try to improve the way our country…
Some 5,000 operations have been postponed today due to the fourth round of walkouts by junior doctors. The strikes began at 8am and will last 48 hours, continuing the long-running dispute with the Government over changes to working…
Labour today claimed that Cameron’s pledge to give parity to mental and physical health has been undermined by the Government failure to collect basic information on the scale of mental health care and provision in the NHS. Luciana Berger…
