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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
New YouGov polls show that both the public and MPs are overwhelmingly in favour of legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales. The data has been released on the eve of a House of Commons debate. It shows that support is consistent across all parties and all religious groups, and underlines Humanists UK’s… Read more »
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Wes Streeting has said he has spoken to more Conservative MPs about defecting to the Labour Party, just days after Natalie Elphicke, the MP for Dover, crossed the floor. Defending the party’s decision to admit Elphicke, the shadow health secretary said Elphicke had switched sides “with a purpose” and “not out of personal ambition”. Speaking… Read more »
Keir Starmer will launch the Labour Party’s plans to tackle illegal migration on Friday, including a commitment to create a new Border Security Command. In a major speech on the Kent cost, Starmer will vow to move on from the government’s “talk tough, do nothing culture” with the new body — led by a Border… Read more »
