News story: Unknown World War 1 soldiers graves rededicated
Funeral service held for 3 unknown soldiers who enlisted into The Lancashire Fusiliers, the New Zealand Infantry and of an unknown regiment. read more
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News story: Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial unveiled in London
HM The Queen, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London. read more
Tories’ broken promise on jail for knife thugs putting public at risk – Richard Burgon
Despite
promising a mandatory ‘two strikes and you’re out’ minimum six-month prison
sentence for carrying a knife, new figures from Ministry of Justice reveal that
more than 2,000 people with one or more convictions for knife possession
escaped an automatic prison sentence.
In response, Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon, said:
“The Tories are letting down the victims of crime by making promises they know they cannot keep.
“Knife crime is on the rise and the public want to be confident that people carrying knives face tough sentences.
“Ministers promised ‘two-strikes-and-you’re-out’ for knife possession, but a third of adult repeat offenders are still not being sent to prison.
“Rather than warm words and empty promises, the Tories need to make sure those who carry these weapons are properly punished.”
read morePress release: Work completed at Tetney Haven to reduce flood risk and benefit the environment
De-silting works will ensure good drainage and improve habitat in the area. read more
These NHS performance statistics are a damning indictment of Theresa May’s neglect of our NHS – Jonathan Ashworth
Responding to the latest NHS monthly performance statistics, Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, said:
“These NHS performance statistics are a damning indictment of Theresa May’s neglect of our NHS. She’s overseen an unprecedented winter crisis, in which almost a thousand people waited over twelve hours on trolleys, compared to just 17 in January 2011. The Government once again missed its four hour A&E target and seems content with a 504 per cent increase in the number of patients waiting over four hours for admission since January 2011.
“Speaking to the Reform think tank earlier, Jeremy Hunt joked at his dislike of targets. This is no laughing matter: patients in this country have faced the worst winter crisis in the history of our NHS and it is shocking that Jeremy Hunt has indicated he doesn’t expect to hit the A&E target until 2018. The Health Secretary has been in position for four and a half years and this simple isn’t good enough.
“Yesterday’s Budget announcement should have been an opportunity to genuinely place the NHS on a sustainable footing. And yet the Chancellor’s mere offer of £100 million for capital funding simply isn’t enough, meaning the NHS will continue facing its biggest financial squeeze in history and head-for-head investment will fall again next year.
“The Tories are overseeing a startling collapse in standards and Theresa May is still in complete denial as to the sheer scale of the crisis. Jeremy Hunt must be clearer about what action he’s going to take to make sure patients and their families never have to go through a winter like this again.”
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