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Families welcome appointment of Donna Ockenden to Leeds maternity inquiry

Campaigners say Wes Streeting’s decision to name senior midwife as chair will begin to restore trust

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity services investigation

The independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was ordered by Wes Streeting in October.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Love Island star links fertility issues to pregnancy drug taken by his grandmother

Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a pregnancy drug that was given to about 300,000 women, leading to infertility and an increased risk of cancer

The Independent UK · Mar 10

Experts rubbish Wes Streeting’s claim ADHD is overdiagnosed in the UK

‘Alarmist’ rhetoric around overdiagnosis of the condition could ‘deny’ people the care they need, a team of experts has warned

The Independent UK · Mar 6

UK’s care sector blasted as ‘utter s****’ by inquiry chief

Baroness Louise Casey blasted the NHS medicines regulator NICE for rejecting a new ‘expensive’ Alzheimer’s drug

The Independent UK · Mar 5

Sir Chris Whitty says ‘too many’ non-experts involved in puberty blocker debate

Kemi Badenoch and JK Rowling have expressed concern over a trial going ahead

The Independent UK · Mar 5

Sir Chris Whitty warns ‘too many’ non-experts involved in puberty blocker debate

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Harry Potter author JK Rowling have expressed concern over a trial going ahead.

Evening Standard · Mar 5

Mahmood’s immigration plan is Labour’s last chance to stem tide of extremism from left and right

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks at how Shabana Mahmood’s intervention on asylum and immigration plays into the debate about the future direction of the Labour Party and why she has emerged as a candidate to replace Keir Starmer

The Independent UK · Mar 5

Wes Streeting hits out at Reform UK over Matt Goodwin comments: ‘Return to age-old racism’

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The Independent UK · Mar 4

Streeting accuses Reform of ‘return to age-old racism’ after by-election candidate’s comments about being British

Exclusive: Wes Streeting appears to distance himself from claims – made by both Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer – that the Gorton and Denton by-election was fought on ‘sectarian’ lines

The Independent UK · Mar 4