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Farage says UK can be ‘friendly’ with EU but does not say how

The Reform UK leader said that ‘industrial collaboration’ with the EU will give the UK ‘less flexibility’ to make a deal with the US.

Evening Standard

Starmer voice coach travelled between lockdown tiers as Covid rule-breach row grows

Leonie Mellinger visited Labour’s London office on Christmas Eve in 2020, before travelling to Brighton, when the capital was under Tier 4 regulations and Brighton was in Tier 3

The Independent UK

Starmer did not break lockdown rules by meeting voice coach – minister

Health minister Karin Smyth defended Sir Keir Starmer, saying he was working to prepare for interviews in the run up to the UK leaving the EU.

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Fact check: New runways, growth projections and Taylor Swift clip

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Evening Standard

Minister: Fake news to suggest women’s health hubs face cuts or closure

A target to ensure every region in England has a women’s health hub has not been renewed in NHS planning guidance.

The Independent UK

Reporting of vaccine side-effects should be mandatory – Tory former minister

Esther McVey said there was a ‘gross underreporting’ of unintended impacts of vaccines to the medicines regulator.

The Independent UK

'Lies and misinformation': Keir Starmer slams Elon Musk attacks as he defends record on grooming gangs

The Prime Minister said ‘robust debate’ must be based on ‘facts and truth’ not on ‘lies from those so desperate for attention’

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NHS chief warns against ‘bargain basement’ butt lifts in run-up to Christmas

NHS medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis warned of the risks of Brazilian Butt Lifts surgery ahead of Christmas.

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’ despite £100m hospice funding boost

Rachel Reeves was dubbed ‘the Grinch who stole Christmas’ for refusing to exempt hospices from the national insurance hike in her Budget

The Independent UK

Hospice funding welcomed but charity warns one-off investment not enough

The Government said £100 million for adults and children’s hospices is the biggest investment in a generation.

Evening Standard

Hospices in England to get £100m boost amid closure fears

Hospices struggling with increases to wages and NICs say cash is ringfenced and will not ease day-to-day pressures

The Guardian - UK

NHS must ‘plan, prepare and pull together’ through winter pressures – minister

Health minister Karin Smyth also thanked staff who will keep the NHS running over the festive period.

Evening Standard

NHS’s top A&E doctor urges people to use 111 services this winter

It is estimated that up to two-fifths of A&E attendances are avoidable or could be better treated elsewhere, according to NHS England.

The Independent UK

Reeves under fire for Budget 'c**k up' with NI hike on employers hitting London hospices, charities and GPs

Minister defended the huge tax raid to better fund the NHS

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise

Calls have been made for GPs, dentists, hospices and pharmacies to be exempt from the increase which was announced in last month’s Budget.

The Independent UK

Cancer patients’ scans will be cancelled over ‘severe’ supply shortages of vital chemical, minister warns

Global shortages of nuclear chemical needed for cancer scans will see patients’ appointments cancelled, minister warns

The Guardian - UK

Labour would let high-street opticians do glaucoma and cataract checks for NHS

Party says referring common eye problems to optometrists could cut health service waiting lists in England

The Independent UK

‘Take action’ and change law to legalise assisted dying, Prue Leith urges MPs

The 83-year-old, who is a long-standing campaigner on the issue, was speaking at Parliament at an event hosted by Dignity In Dying.

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Bristol Post

Bedminster Winter Lantern Parade postponed due to Bristol City football match

Thousands of football fans are expected in South Bristol that day

Bristol Post

Bristol MP calls on Metro Mayor to take back control of 'shambles' bus service

"Buses in our city are in a mess" - Karin Smyth MP

Bristol Post

Natural England drop objection to Ashton Gate housing plans

Karin Smyth said Longmoor Village was 'much more appropriate' to build new homes than other spaces in South Bristol

Bristol Post

Passport backlog: Karin Smyth MP demands apology for 'chaos'

The Bristol South MP said families summer holidays have been put at risk due to backlogs

Bristol Post

Imperial Apartments 'unsuitable', says Karin Smyth MP in light of review

But a council review has found that the former office block is "suitable for many families with children"

Bristol Post

South Bristol's GPs and schools won't cope with 12,000 new homes claims MP

"Someone needs to own the problem" said Karin Smyth

Bristol Post

Imperial Apartments: More than 100 children living at converted south Bristol office block

In January, Bristol South MP Karin Smyth asked the council to stop housing families with children at Imperial Apartments

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