Streeting says 'bear with' government on two-child benefit cap

Thursday, 11 July 2024
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged people to "bear with" the government as it struggles to afford all the policies it wants to implement.

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Government: Ukraine’s front line is Britain’s front line [Video]

Government: Ukraine’s front line is Britain’s front line

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Government delivers 2m NHS appointments but ‘more to do’ [Video]

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Ukraine war is 'frontline for all' in Europe, Streeting says - as PM talks of 'UK troops on the ground'

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Starmer and Streeting meet NHS staff ahead of speech [Video]

Starmer and Streeting meet NHS staff ahead of speech

Sir Keir Starmer and his health secretary Wes Streeting have spoken to healthcare staff at Epsom Hospital in Surrey ahead of the prime minister's speech on NHS reform. Starmer has set out plans to cut waiting lists by embracing artificial intelligence, upgrading the NHS app and making diagnostic centres more accessible for patients. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Shadow minister calls for quicker action on social care [Video]

Shadow minister calls for quicker action on social care

The shadow health secretary has urged Wes Streeting to speed up the process for social care reforms. Mr Streeting came under fire when he revealed the final report from the social care review would not take place until 2028. "I would encourage the Secretary of State Wes Streeting to be more ambitious, braver and to speed up that process and get those cross-party discussions going as swiftly as possible," Mr Argar said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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