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Sunak declines to condemn Tory candidate’s four-letter post

Rishi Sunak has declined to condemn a Tory candidate’s apparent suggestion that out-of-work parents who cannot afford to feed their children should “f*** off”, ahead of two potentially damaging by-elections this week. The Prime Minister’s press ...

18 Oct 2023 at 17:42

Ministers urged to go further on access to life-saving drug

Ministers have been urged to go further on improving access to a drug which can reverse the effects of opioids such as heroin. Health minister Karin Smyth said the legislation to expand the access of Naloxone would “save lives”, with more ...

09 Sept 2024 at 22:14

Farage reveals he found it difficult to talk to niece after baby loss

Nigel Farage has revealed he found it difficult to speak to his niece after her baby was stillborn, because he was worried he would say “something that was wrong”. The Reform UK leader said the subject is often a “taboo” for many ...

04 Sept 2024 at 12:01

Reporting of vaccine side-effects should be mandatory – Tory former minister

The reporting of vaccine side-effects should be made mandatory, a Conservative former minister said, as she criticised a culture of secrecy at the medicines regulator. Esther McVey said there was a “gross underreporting” of the ...

16 Jan 2025 at 19:10

Minister: Fake news to suggest women’s health hubs face cuts or closure

A health minister claimed it is “fake news” to suggest women’s health hubs face being closed or cut by the Government. Concerns were raised about why a pledge to establish a hub in each region has not been renewed in 2025/26 ...

30 Jan 2025 at 12:32

Starmer did not break lockdown rules by meeting voice coach – minister

Sir Keir Starmer was working when he met a voice coach during the winter of 2020 and suggestions that it broke lockdown rules are “mudslinging”, a minister has said. The Prime Minister has denied breaching restrictions in ...

04 Feb 2025 at 09:48

Minister hopes gender ruling ‘draws a line’ under issue

A minister has said she hopes the Supreme Court’s ruling on the legal definition of the term woman will draw a line under arguments over gender recognition, but accepted more “homework” needed to be done on what it will ...

17 Apr 2025 at 09:07

Equalities boss outlines changes on toilets, changing rooms and women’s sport

Trans women cannot use single-sex female toilets, changing rooms or compete in women’s sports, in light of a Supreme Court ruling, the head of Britain’s equalities watchdog said. Equality and Human Rights Commission ...

17 Apr 2025 at 11:56

British Transport Police confirms search policy change in light of gender ruling

A police force has become one of the first to confirm it has changed its strip search policy in the fallout from the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. British Transport Police (BTP) said a day ...

17 Apr 2025 at 17:02

Breast cancer screenings uptake ‘shockingly low’, health minister tells MPs

The uptake of breast cancer screenings is “shockingly low”, a health minister has told the Commons, as she urged women to come forward. Karin Smyth also told MPs the use of artificial intelligence will help ...

25 Mar 2025 at 13:45

Plans announced to crack down on cosmetic procedure ‘cowboys’

Ministers have announced plans to cut down on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures by introducing new restrictions on who can access and provide treatments. Officials said that people have been left “maimed” by ...

07 Aug 2025 at 11:43

Patients to be fast-tracked on to new head and neck cancer vaccine trial

People with head and neck cancer in England will be fast-tracked on to a clinical trial for a “potentially transformative” vaccine under new NHS plans. The first patients have received the jab, which ...

08 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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