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As we await the release of the National Cancer Plan, Liver Cancer Awareness Month is a stark reminder of the urgent need to act on one of the UK’s fastest rising and less survivable cancers. While the UK has made impressive progress in reducing deaths from several cancers, liver cancer stands apart. Each year, over... Read more » The post Lorraine Beavers: ‘The silent killer the national cancer plan must confront’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Last week, the Home Office published its annual statistics detailing the number of scientific experiments involving animals which took place in 2024. As a longtime advocate of animal welfare, it is disappointing to see that despite decades of scientific progress, the figures show that 2.64 million procedures involving animals took place in 2024. This is... Read more » The post Caroline Dinenage: ‘The future of science is animal-free – Britain must not be left behind’ appeared first on Politics.co.

Last week I attended the UK government’s first ever regional investment summit in Birmingham. Led by West Midlands mayor Richard Parker and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and attended by front bench ministers, the event offered insights into the government’s growth plan and electoral strategy to business leaders and prospective investors who had descended on the... Read more » The post The regional investment summit: a welcome vision for growth – now let’s deliver it appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Politics once moved at the pace of persuasion. A leader would make a case, tour the country, take questions, debate opponents – and then wait weeks or months to see whether the argument had landed. That rhythm is gone. Now every morning begins with another batch of numbers: headline voting intentions, leader ratings, favourability trackers,... Read more » The post Starmer is governed by polls, not principles – voters can sense it appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

It’s official. The Conservative Party leadership has joined the ranks of climate deniers, in a race to the bottom with Nigel Farage and Donald Trump to see whose head can sink deepest into the sand. Kemi Badenoch’s speech at her party conference last week smashed a decades-long consensus that our climate is changing, and getting... Read more » The post Olivia Blake: ‘Why cross-party leadership on climate policy is essential’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

A child facing surgery, having a blood test or needing an MRI shouldn’t have to feel terrified. Yet too often they do, unless they’re lucky enough to be in a hospital with a health play professional. This week is Play in Healthcare Week – a nationally-recognised celebration highlighting the crucial role of play for children... Read more » The post Alistair Strathern: ‘Play in Healthcare Week – making every child’s right to play a reality’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

As party conference season concludes and MPs and peers return to Westminster, attention will turn to the next major date in the political calendar: 26 November – budget day. In the midst of what will no doubt be ever-increasing levels of speculation about what actions could be taken, two realities will be at the forefront... Read more » The post Frontline NHS services have no money to spare – here’s where to find it appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

In a week when the UK government responds to the Horizon inquiry report recommendations, it is important to take stock of where we are. The Post Office Horizon scandal destroyed lives. Over 1,000 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted, and thousands more had their reputations shattered and livelihoods torn away. Families were broken, some victims died before... Read more » The post Justice delayed is justice denied: Fujitsu must be barred from new government contracts appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

It took the power of Andy Burnham’s example to tame Robert Jenrick. Expectations heading into the Conservative Party’s annual conference suggested the shadow justice secretary would continue to strut his stuff in front of his activist admirers. But Jenrick, by his usual insubordinate standards, was a model of servility.  For this, Kemi Badenoch likely has... Read more » The post Week-in-Review: Starmer and Badenoch repel their pretenders – for now appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

They say never meet your heroes, but I have to disagree. Last week in London I met president Barack Obama. He radiated charisma, charm and patience to all the many people he encountered. I especially appreciated how kind and attentive he was when he met my two daughters. “Daughters are the best”, he said to me,... Read more » The post Obama in London: Have Starmer and Labour already shown they were listening? appeared first on Politics.co.uk.