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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Thérèse Coffey scraps promised paper on health inequality

Thérèse Coffey
Health and social care secretary and deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey allegedly ditched the disparities paper on ideological grounds. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Thérèse Coffey is ditching the government’s long-promised white paper on health inequalities, despite the 19-year gap in life expectancy between rich and poor, the Guardian has been told.

The health secretary has decided to not publish a document that was due to set out plans to address the stark inequalities in health that the Covid-19 pandemic exposed.

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