Labour calls for urgent investigation into lost Government files – Jon Trickett
Jon Trickett MP, Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, commenting on reports that almost a thousand Government files detailing some of the most controversial episodes in 20th-century British history have vanished after the Government removed them from the country’s National Archives and then reported them as lost, said:
“The...Read More »
Tories forced into fox hunting U-turn - Sue Hayman
Sue
Hayman MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, commenting on a Tory U-turn on
fox hunting, said:
“After
backing fox hunting at the last election and promising a free vote in the Tory
manifesto Theresa May has been forced to U-turn on this cruel policy. Under
Show people love this Christmas - Corbyn
In his Christmas message, Jeremy
Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, calls for people to show each other care
and love. He says Britain is a “compassionate” country with people thinking of
others at this time of year, as well as enjoying themselves.
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour
Party,...Read More »
Number of people spending Christmas period stuck in hospital doubled
Research
by Labour has revealed that the number of people spending the Christmas
period stuck in hospital due to Delayed Transfer of Care almost doubled between
2010 and 2016.
The
Patient Snapshot, which is the number of people who are stuck in hospital at
midnight on the last Thursday of the...Read More »
Cancelled operations will pile more misery on patients this winter - Ashworth
Jonathan
Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to
the news that Trusts will be allowed to cancel non-urgent elective operations
until mid-January, said:
“Theresa
May’s claims that she has suitably prepared our NHS for the winter season are
looking increasingly doubtful. Despite the best efforts of our overstretched
staff, numerous...Read More »