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Clinical negligence liabilities overshadow public finances MDU warns

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the total cost of clinical negligence claims (including both including IBNR and PPOs) against the NHS in England has risen to £128.6 billion. This is an increase on the previous year’s figure of £85.2 billion and the… Read more »

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Norway, Denmark, and human rights groups challenge UK over abortion deletion

Over 20 human rights, pro-choice, and international aid groups, and the Norwegian and Danish Governments, have called on the UK Government to reverse its decision to arbitrarily strip ‘sexual and reproductive health and rights’ and ‘bodily autonomy’ from an international human rights statement it – and 22 other countries – signed only two weeks ago…. Read more »

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Keir Starmer declares that he has picked Labour up off the canvas

Ahead of the labour party’s annual conference which starts in Liverpool later today, the labour party leader has boldly declared that he has ‘picked’ the party up off the canvas. Speaking to Sunday with Laura Kuennssberg, Sir Keir Starmer said, “Over the last two years, I have taken the labour party, picked it up off… Read more »

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Kwarteng dramatically cuts tax, and rolls the dice on growth

Little more than two weeks into his tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwarsi Kwarteng has this morning unveiled the largest set of tax cutting measures seen in Britain since the Barber budget of 1972. This is something of which Mr Kwarteng, who holds a PhD in ecomomic history, will be acutely aware. In what… Read more »