Exclusive: Pat Cullen says health secretary is unwilling to negotiate with a woman acting for a largely female workforce Pat Cullen: ‘I follow through on what I believe in’ The leader of Britain’s nurses’ union has accused the health secretary, Steve Barclay, of being a “bullyboy” who is unwilling to […]

Foreign secretary criticised UK’s lack of robust approach at taking action against perpetrators around the world British diplomats have too often acted as “commentators” rather than using leverage against human rights abusers, according to the foreign secretary, who said the culture of his department would shift so that dictators would […]

Discrimination has ‘profound’ effect on health of disadvantaged people, says Lancet review Racism is a “profound” and “insidious” driver of health inequalities worldwide and poses a public health threat to millions of people, according to a global review. Racism, xenophobia and discrimination are “fundamental influences” on health globally but have […]

Charlotte Charles pleased to have kept promise to son, but says US government still has questions to answer The mother of the British teenager Harry Dunn has said her promise to win him justice has been fulfilled after his killer was sentenced, but said it was “despicable” that she had […]

Basketball star released as US agrees to free convicted arms dealer in dramatic prisoner swap Russia freed the jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange for the notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, the so-called “Merchant of Death” who had been held in a […]

June 2023 will mark the end of system that saw babies born aged one, with a year added every 1 January South Korea has passed laws to scrap its traditional method of counting ages and adopt the international standard – a shift that will make its citizens either one or […]

Former SNP Commons leader claims he would have seen off his detractors had he sought reelection Ian Blackford has said he could have won the SNP’s race to elect a new Westminster leader if he had put himself forward. Speaking to TalkTV on Wednesday evening, Blackford, who stepped down as […]

MP for Solihull and chair of DCMS committee has had Tory whip removed ‘with immediate effect’ The Conservatives have removed the whip from Julian Knight after a complaint was made to the Metropolitan police. The chief whip, Simon Hart, removed the Tory whip, meaning Knight no longer sits in the […]

TUC and Unison say government is not negotiating in good faith, while PM accuses union leaders of being ‘unreasonable’ Union leaders have told ministers to stop “hiding behind” pay review bodies in winter strike talks amid warnings that industrial action on the railways could continue for six months. As a […]

Spending watchdog to give speech in parliament following supply scandals, including that involving Lady Mone The government had a responsibility to apply “basic standards” of procurement checks on PPE during the Covid pandemic, the auditor general will say, after scandals over supply, including that involving the peer Michelle Mone. Gareth […]