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Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages: what he said v Covid context

As revelations from 100,000 messages emerge, here’s a reminder of the pandemic reality at the time

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

North East MPs grill health minister and call for non-dom status to be scrapped to fund new doctors and nurses

Chi Onwurah and Grahame Morris were among those to criticise the Government's stewardship of the NHS in a House of Commons debate this week.

Chronicle Live · Mar 2, 2023

Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

The messages shed light on government decision-making around Covid testing, school closures and care homes.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

7 bombshell claims from Matt Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages during Covid

A tranche of messages from the former Health Secretary and officials have been made public after he shared them with journalist Isabel Oakeshott who helped him write his pandemic memoir

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Government ‘cannot be bothered to train its own’ doctors and nurses, Labour says

Health minister Helen Whately said ‘giving people from other countries the chance to work in the NHS is the right thing to do’.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Pressure mounts on Prime Minister to remove whip from Nadhim Zahawi over tax dispute

Opposition parties are calling for Nadhim Zahawi to have the whip removed

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023

Row over £1billion ‘virtual wards’ care plan as NHS faces staffing crisis

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday announced the two-year plan for England

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023

Firefighters vote for first national strike in 20 years as talks to avert teacher strikes fail – as it happened

Firefighter say government and employers have ten days to avert strike as teaching union says talks produced no breakthrough

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023

Rishi Sunak vows to ‘restore integrity’ after sacking Nadhim Zahawi

Prime minister says he acted decisively to dismiss Tory party chair for breaches of ministerial code

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023

Healthcare at home model can help relieve NHS pressures, says Sunak

The Prime Minister visited a health centre in Leeds which brings together specialist skills and equipment to reduce the need for hospital admissions.

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023