Warning NHS will ‘struggle to fill’ roles if foreign doctors leave UK Doctors who qualified outside of the UK currently make up around 42 per cent of the workforce The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
‘Game changing’ prostate cancer trial could save thousands of lives The trial’s second stage, involving up to 300,000 men, will test the most promising options from stage one The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
'As bad as Kwasi Kwarteng': Rachel Reeves' popularity hits record low in new poll days before Budget The grim finding for the Chancellor comes despite the UK economy outpacing France, Germany and Italy Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
Double blow for Starmer as Burnham refuses to rule out leadership challenge and PM popularity hits record low Most Labour voters see the PM and Chancellor Rachel Reeves negatively (52% and 57% respectively), according to a new YouGov poll Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
Education Secretary says asylum reforms ‘will be a fair system’ amid concerns A raft of measures were set out on Monday to overhaul the asylum system. Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
Is the UK headed for a new prime minister? These are troubled times for British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In July 2024, Starmer’s government swept to power on the back on a landslide win. The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025
Wes Streeting not ‘comfortable’ deporting children under Labour’s migrant crackdown The health secretary insisted the number of forced removals ‘should be low’ and is ‘the right thing to do for the country’ The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
OPINION - Men deserve better than Wes Streeting's attempt to hijack International Men's Day Men in the UK are crying out for better healthcare provision, but this isn’t it Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025
Donald Trump’s ‘piggy’ jibe slammed by Wes Streeting Wes Streeting has condemned Donald Trump's "piggy" jibe towards a female journalist who asked the US president a question about the Epstein files. The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
The growing paranoia of British politics Conspiratorial narratives have always swirled around the corridors of Number 10. Studies of the British style of government have, for decades, explored the role of unofficial briefings and the leaking of information to embarrass colleagues or put an issue on the agenda. The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025
International Men's Day Highlights Men's Biggest Worries: Money, Mental Health, and Social Challenges International Men's Day 2025 focuses on celebrating men and boys while raising awareness of health, mental health, and social issues affecting men worldwide. International Business Times UK · Nov 19, 2025
Prostate cancer care shake-up to offer routine at-home blood tests for first time Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men with 55,300 new cases every year, according to Cancer Research UK The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025
Plans to reform NHS have ‘chilling echoes’ of HS2 failures, MPs warn Public accounts committee warns that ‘poor practices’ seen in the project to build the high-speed rail link are being replicated in the health service The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025 MPs raise concerns about hospital waiting lists and plans to reform NHS There is a serious risk that the Government will not meet its target for 92% of the NHS waiting list to be treated within 18 weeks by 2029, MPs warn.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025 Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025 Starmer pleads for government to unite in fightback after difficult week Prime minister tells cabinet budget leaks and infighting are distracting from priorities and delivering change
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025 Starmer warns his cabinet to ‘stop talking about ourselves’ after Labour briefing war PM tells ministers that ‘distractions’ means their focus has ‘shifted’
Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025 Labour Traitors War: Keir Starmer warns Cabinet against 'distraction' of party infighting after coup frenzy The Prime Minister stressed to his senior ministers that they must ‘work as one team’
Woman & Home · Nov 18, 2025 Menopause screening to be added to NHS health checks from next year - here's what to expect Health Secretary Wes Streeting said 'women have been suffering in silence for far too long' and hopes the change means no one has to 'navigate menopause alone'
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025 Almost a quarter of Labour voters think Starmer should quit now, damning new poll shows In total, almost half of all Labour voters want Sir Keir Starmer out of No 10 before the next election, a new poll has shown
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025 Now is not the time for a Labour leadership election The focus should be on talking up this government’s achievements so far – and preventing a Reform victory, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025 Labour has entered its musical chairs era – and we’re sucked into another pointless death spiral Briefing wars, toxic infighting, paranoid office politics: we’ve seen it all before. And once again, the drama at No 10 has absolutely nothing to do with us, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025 Home secretary condemns ‘mortifying’ Labour leadership row as Rayner allies forced to deny new plot Labour party ‘fighting like rats in a sack’ as turmoil at top of government overshadows Shabana Mahmood’s immigration crackdown
The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025 Angela Rayner declines to rule out running for Labour leader as she condemns infighting Former deputy PM hits out at ‘arrogant tittle-tattle’ over the past week and says she has ‘not gone away’