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NHS leaders warn expected settlement will not be enough to enable recovery and reform

The Department of Health is set to be handed a 2.8% annual increase in its day-to-day budget over a three-year period.

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Veer left or double down on the right? Either way, the prime minister needs to commit and sell it to an impatient electorate, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Exclusive: Levels of ‘multi-stress’ at highest since 2008 crash, study says, with people feeling profoundly powerless

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: After years when the party seemed to be undeclared disciples of austerity, the government’s conscience – prompted by some shocking electoral setbacks – has been awoken. For the country’s sake, as well as its own, children must now be at the heart of everything it does,…

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The rising popularity of Nigel Farage’s party is an unprecedented threat to the major parties. But where does this support come from?

COMMENT : Conservative governments did not care about schools or communities like mine, says the chancellor, as she reveals her motivation behind Labour’s announcement to roll out free school meals for half a million children