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

FOUND: Therese coffey scraps promised paper on health inequality | Mind Blowing Facts

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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