Keir Starmer’s Speech Leaves GB News Hosts “Losing the Will to Live” Keir Starmer's recent speech in East Yorkshire has left GB News presenters Bev Turner and Andrew Pierce less than impressed. The Fashion Central · Mar 15, 2025
30,000 jobs could go in Labour’s radical overhaul of NHS Loss of staff will be at least twice as big as thought, as new NHS England chief tells regional boards to cut costs by 50% The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
How did Andrew Lansley reorganise health and create NHS England? Former Tory health minister’s 2012 scheme marked the biggest reorganisation in NHS history The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Ex-minister calls for quangos to face MPs’ scrutiny amid Sentencing Council row Arm’s-length bodies went ‘rogue’, Sir Christopher Chope told MPs on Friday. Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
Abolishing NHS England could shift power from the centre – but health service overhauls rarely go well The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, has announced plans to abolish NHS England, the organisation that oversees and manages the NHS in England, employing 19,000 people. The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025
Keir Starmer promises more ‘democratic control’ of the NHS – how do other European countries do it? Sir Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, announced on March 13 that the government will move to abolish NHS England in the next two years. During this period, the government plans to bring its functions under the UK’s health ministry, with the aim of bringing the health service “into democratic… The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025
Scottish Labour minister slammed after 'misleading' claim about Scotland's NHS A Scottish Labour minister has been slammed after making a "misleading" claim about Scotland's NHS ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 14, 2025
Keir Starmer to abolish NHS England – the pros and cons The UK government has announced the abolition of NHS England, phased over two years. In practice, this will involve merging some functions and staff from NHS England into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). As part of the change, the government has stated that it expects to reduce… The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025
What could Labour abolish next after NHS England was scrapped? There are more than 300 ‘quangos’ in the UK – and the largest is now set to be axed The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Six-week pension delays after Rachel Reeves’s Budget triggers panic Rachel Reeves’ Budget sparked a rush in savers seeking to withdraw cash to avoid paying inheritance tax The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politics, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Friday briefing: Is the abolition of NHS England snake oil or a miracle cure? In today’s newsletter: Arguments for and against Labour’s surprise closure of quango at top of the health service The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
What the papers say – March 14 Here are the biggest stories leading Friday’s papers. Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
Wes Streeting squirms when asked if scrapping NHS England means job losses for doctors and nurses Wes Streeting squirmed when asked if abolishing NHS England to bring the health service back into government control would result in job losses for doctors and nurses. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 Streeting’s ‘shock’ at scale of NHS struggles inspires big political gamble Health secretary consistently rejected notion of axing NHS England on the basis of legal challenge he must now tackle
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 Abolishing NHS England gets full marks for ambition THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: It’s an extremely bold decision by Starmer to overhaul Britain’s biggest employer but it’s a task every government has attempted – and so far failed
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministers
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 The Guardian view on the abolition of NHS England: political cover for a funding fight Editorial: Labour’s health service shake-up aims to cut waste and shift resources, but the looming funding gap raises doubts about its impact
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025 Keir Starmer to abolish NHS England ...The Standard podcast Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 Why is NHS England being axed – and will it save the government money? The NHS England workforce will be halved in a bid to slash costs and cut duplication, but will it work?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 How many ministers does it take to deliver a speech on efficiency savings? Keir Starmer says he loves civil servants so much he is abolishing NHS England to give them more time to do other things
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025 NHS England to be abolished to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and save millions – Starmer NHS England is a public body delivering services with taxpayers’ money.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 NHS England abolished to return healthcare to government control More than 9,000 jobs will be lost
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025 MPs raise concerns over ‘bold’ plans to abolish NHS England Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it was not a decision he had taken ‘lightly’.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 Why has NHS England been abolished and what does it mean for patients? We look at what the organisation does, after Keir Starmer’s attack on ‘two layers of bureaucracy’