Labour and the Tories have been involved in a furious clash over claims the Conservatives would put the NHS “up for sale” in a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.
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Labour has accused the Conservatives of negotiating a secret trade deal with the US to open up the NHS to American pharmaceutical companies. Jeremy Corbyn said they had obtained uncensored
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Labour has promised to restore 3,000 bus routes, introduce free personal care and keep TV licences free for the over-75s in a bid to woo pensioners. The party is launching
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Child poverty would continue to rise under the Conservative’s social security plans, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation think tank. The shifting shape of social security report
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Half of the extra 50,000 nurses promised by the Conservatives would need to be recruited from overseas, health experts have said. The Tories have pledged an extra 50,000 NHS nurses
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Boris Johnson has promised 50,000 more nurses for the NHS if the Tories are returned to power, as he set out his programme to reunite a country torn apart by
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The availability of secure accommodation for vulnerable children in England and Wales is in crisis, a senior judge has said. Lord Justice Baker said the “significant shortfall in the availability
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Labour has pledged extra money for the NHS, better access to GPs and higher pay for health service staff as it unveiled its manifesto. A “lifetime cap” on the amount
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Child victims of domestic violence could become “collateral damage of Brexit” without action by the next Government, a charity has said. Action for Children said that research suggests one in
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The Duke of York “must cooperate” with US authorities investigating Jeffrey Epstein, a lawyer for some of the American sex offender’s alleged victims has said. The demand came after Andrew
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