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Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside

The PM is the face of failure, but he is not solely responsible. As the Blairite ideologues mass behind Wes Streeting, we should hold them to account too, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Victims of NHS maternity failings in England ‘received unacceptable care’

Lady Amos’s investigation finds women let down and slow progress on reforms, with ‘devastating consequences’

The Guardian - UK

Dirty wards, women bleeding in bathrooms and avoidable baby deaths: Maternity probe head blasts ‘unacceptable care’

Report shows NHS has recorded a ‘staggering’ 748 recommendations relating to maternity and neonatal care in the past decade

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Changes in NHS maternity care ‘too slow’, head of national review finds

The initial impressions from Baroness Valerie Amos come ahead of her full findings being published in 2026.

Evening Standard

‘Could do a better job than Keir Starmer’: who could replace the PM if he is forced out?

Labour leader remains bullish about defeating any challenge, but jostling for top job among rivals and their supporters continues

The Guardian - UK

A better understanding of mental ill health is crucial

Letters: Sagal Hassan and Dr Lisa Williams respond to the news that Wes Streeting has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’

The Guardian - UK

Labour think tank that supported Starmer asks members who they would back in leadership challenge

It comes amid growing concern about the direction of the government and devastating approval ratings less than two years after Labour’s historic landslide election victory

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Warning system to spot poor care at NHS England maternity wards

Statistical analysis will track how many babies and mothers suffer harm so problems can be addressed urgently

The Guardian - UK

The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it

Thankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clock, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner will return to cabinet, Keir Starmer says

Angela Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary in September after she failed to pay the correct stamp duty on her Hove flat

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer says former deputy Angela Rayner will return to Cabinet

Ms Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary in September after an ethics probe found that she breached the ministerial code.

Evening Standard

Trial for prostate cancer treatment with fewer side-effects launches in UK

The treatment is suitable for men whose cancer has not spread outside of the prostate gland or has spread to the area just outside the gland.

Evening Standard

Rayner and Streeting deny claims of Labour leadership pact

A source said ‘there is no vacancy and there is no pact’ amid claims that MPs close to Wes Streeting had approached Angela Rayner.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner forced to deny pact with Wes Streeting for Labour leadership

The former deputy prime minister ‘will not be played like a pawn’, a source close to her said about the claims

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New cancer treatment with fewer side effects to be trialled in UK

Up to 280 patients from seven countries will be recruited globally for the trial

The Guardian - UK

I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence

The surge in mental ill health is hugely distressing. That’s why I’ve commissioned a review to find out what’s driving it, says health secretary Wes Streeting

The Independent UK

Why Wes Streeting is unlikely to fulfil his promise to end corridor care

Experts have said that the health secretary’s welcome ambition to end ‘corridor care’ is all-but impossible if the government wants the NHS to make strides on hitting its raft of other targets

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting launches review into ADHD, autism and mental health services

The Health Secretary has previously said there has been an ‘overdiagnosis’ of mental health conditions.

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The Independent UK

Streeting orders review into mental health, ADHD and autism diagnosis

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NHS patients blocking up A&E with hiccups, sore throats and ingrown toenails

NHS England says emergency rooms are ‘under siege’ from minor ailments

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar

Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’

The Independent UK

Streeting orders review into ‘overdiagnosis’ of mental illness and ADHD in welfare spending crackdown

The health secretary has charged leading experts with finding out whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’

Evening Standard

Streeting orders review of mental health diagnosis amid welfare reform drive

The Health Secretary is concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness.

The Guardian - UK

Blackpool report: why do England’s deprived areas have the most troubled hospitals?

Clinicians in deprived areas are overwhelmed by generational ill health and poverty

The Guardian - UK

Leaked report reveals culture of bullying and harassment at scandal-hit NHS hospital

Exclusive: report into Blackpool Victoria hospital by Royal College of Physicians finds systemic failings have affected patient safety

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