Wes Streeting leads calls for deeper EU trade ties as post-Brexit deals disappoint. With 80% of Labour voters backing a customs union, pressure mounts on Keir Starmer to shift policy before the next election.
Analysis reveals Brexit has cost the UK 4% of GDP. As trade and investment suffer, Labour's Wes Streeting calls for deeper EU ties, but a customs union deal faces major hurdles. Explore the economic reality and political choices.
Downing Street insists the government is sticking to its Brexit red lines after Health Secretary Wes Streeting called for a deeper EU trading relationship. Read the latest political fallout.
New YouGov polling reveals strong support among opposition voters for a future UK leader to open negotiations on rejoining the EU and a customs union. Discover the data and political divide.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting pledges to prevent NHS strikes in 2026 after a five-day doctors' walkout. He warns of tough weeks ahead despite staff's 'extraordinary efforts'. Read the latest.
Junior doctors in England return to work after a five-day walkout. Health Secretary Wes Streeting thanks staff but warns of tough weeks ahead and pledges to avoid strikes in 2026. Read the latest.
Doctors in England return after a five-day walkout. Health Secretary Wes Streeting thanks staff but warns of a challenging winter ahead. Read the latest on NHS strikes and pay disputes.
Junior doctors conclude five-day strike in England, pledging a 'can-do spirit' in renewed negotiations with Health Secretary Wes Streeting to avert further NHS walkouts in 2026.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns the NHS's busiest period will follow the final day of junior doctors' strikes. He calls the BMA's stance 'hardline' while defending his own tough negotiation position.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS is coping during the junior doctors' strike but warns of a difficult recovery period over the busy Christmas holidays. Read the latest.
Junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay, coinciding with a record flu season. NHS leaders warn of severe strain on hospitals, as the government and BMA trade accusations.
Thousands of junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike, the 14th since 2023, over pay erosion and a severe training post shortage, as the NHS faces a winter flu epidemic.
Junior doctors reveal the brutal reality of working in a 'war zone' NHS, striking over pay and conditions. Health Secretary Wes Streeting's criticism labelled 'harmful' as the service reaches breaking point.
Junior doctors in England have begun a five-day walkout after pay talks with the government collapsed. The strike comes as the NHS faces severe winter pressures. Read the latest.
Junior doctors in England begin a five-day walkout after rejecting the government's pay offer. Health Secretary Wes Streeting failed to reach a deal with the BMA. The strike continues until Monday.
NHS England chief says flu may be 'starting to settle' in parts of the UK, but experts warn of thousands of potential deaths. Health Secretary Wes Streeting rules out national mask mandate for now.
The British Medical Association faces a strike by its own clerical staff over a 2% pay offer, as it supports junior doctors in England in a five-day NHS walkout. Read the full story.
Resident doctors in England start a five-day walkout, their 14th since March 2023, after rejecting a government deal on training places but not pay. NHS leaders warn of significant disruption.
Resident doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay, causing major disruption to NHS services during a record flu season. Health leaders warn of severe delays.
Health service leaders plead for independent mediation to break the deadlock between Wes Streeting and the BMA, as a five-day junior doctors' strike begins, threatening severe patient disruption.
Resident doctors in England launch a five-day strike, the 14th in 33 months. With public support waning and both sides entrenched, the NHS faces a 'never-ending' dispute. Read the full analysis.
Nick Hulme, departing after 46 years in the NHS, warns the service must improve rapidly or the public will turn to 'charlatans'. He highlights warped spending and systemic inertia.
NHS hospitals cancel 38,500 appointments as junior doctors begin a five-day strike after rejecting a government pay offer, compounding a record flu outbreak. Health leaders call for urgent mediation.
Westminster is gripped by Labour leadership rumours. As Keir Starmer battles low polls, potential successors like Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham are in focus. Read the full analysis.
Tens of thousands of NHS doctors will strike for five days before Christmas after rejecting a last-minute government deal. The BMA union cites a 20% real-terms pay cut since 2008. Read the full story.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting launches an independent review into ADHD, autism and mental health conditions, raising concerns it may fuel harmful 'overdiagnosis' narratives. Critics warn against turning back the clock on neurodiversity.
As ADHD diagnoses rise, a government review sparks debate. We explore the data, the barriers to diagnosis, and why it's more than just being 'scatterbrained'.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting commissions an independent review to investigate the causes behind soaring mental health, autism, and ADHD cases in the UK, aiming to fix a 'failing' system.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting launches an independent review into the sharp rise in diagnoses for mental health, ADHD, and autism. The probe follows data showing these conditions drive over half the post-pandemic rise in disability benefit claims.
NHS England reveals over 200,000 people visited A&E for minor issues like sore throats last winter, urging the public to use alternative services. Health Secretary warns of a 'busiest ever' winter amid flu and strikes.