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Ministers using ‘loophole lawyers’ to obstruct Covid inquiry, says Labour

Angela Rayner asks deputy PM Oliver Dowden why hundreds of thousands of pounds is being spent on legal action

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of obstructing Covid probe with spending on ‘loophole lawyers’

The Cabinet Office is challenging inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Senior medics demand higher overtime to cover for striking junior doctors

Hundreds have said they will not provide cover unless their employers agree to the demand.

The Independent UK

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Social care volunteers ‘must not be used to overlook workforce issues’

The NHS volunteer programme is being expanded into social care but sector leaders said long-term staffing issues must be addressed.

The Independent UK

Government 'trusts' Covid Inquiry chair - despite blocking release of crucial WhatsApps

The Cabinet Office has launched a judicial review - estimated to cost well into the six figures - seeking to block the disclosure of message from ex-PM Boris Johnson and key figures to the Covid inquiry

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak confirms he will not talk about US-UK free trade deal with Joe Biden – as it happened

Latest updates: prime minister explicitly accepts formal post-Brexit trade deal with US is not on horizon, implying this is no longer a goal

The Guardian - UK

Minister insists Government trusts Covid inquiry chairwoman despite legal action

The Cabinet Office is challenging Baroness Hallett’s request for former prime minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

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Social care volunteer plans ‘a drop in the ocean compared to what is needed’

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said volunteers would be an addition rather than a replacement for trained carers.

The Independent UK

Tyneside MP hits out over cancer waiting times and the lack of an NHS workforce plan in House of Commons

Mary Glindon urged the Government to act and publish a fully-funded NHS workforce plan

Chronicle Live

Government must show how it will pay for ‘unfunded’ NHS workforce plan – Labour

Minsiters faced questions over whether the long-term NHS workforce plan will be funded by borrowing or cuts.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on broken hospital promises: too little, too late

Editorial: The latest reshuffle of NHS rebuilding plans does not put right a decade of neglect

The Guardian - UK

Fresh strikes at London NHS Trust as new pay deal takes effect

Unite workers to strike at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Trust over protracted dispute over pay and conditions

Evening Standard

NHS staff to begin receiving pay rises as new deal takes effect

It comes after protracted pay disputes, with some NHS staff still threatening strike action.

The Independent UK

NHS England workforce plan delayed amid rumours of cost issues

Health secretary Steve Barclay not confirming when strategy to increase numbers of doctors and nurses will be published

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

‘Tedious’ Boris on the back foot as more Chequers diary details revealed

A Cabinet Office source says the Conservative Party has ‘had its fill’ of Johnson now

The Independent UK

Concerns over NHS workforce plan delay after Barclay comments

Health Secretary Steve Barclay on Sunday refused to give a deadline for the release of the long-awaited NHS workforce plan.

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers discuss voluntary price limits for basic foods but rule out imposing caps

Scheme would be at retailers’ discretion, says government, following talks between PM and chancellor and the food sector

Daily Record

UK Government could ask supermarkets to cap price of food staples in battle against inflation

The opt-in scheme, based on a similar agreement in France, would allow supermarkets to select which items they would cap.

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The Independent UK

‘Tedious’ Boris on the back foot as more Chequers diary details revealed

A Cabinet Office source says the Conservative Party has ‘had its fill’ of Johnson now

The Independent UK

Barclay: Plans for price caps on food staples have ‘no element of compulsion’

Downing Street is understood to be drawing up proposals that would seek to get retailers charging the lowest possible amount for some basic products.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson has ‘huge role to play’ in politics, says Cabinet minister amid police referral

The backing comes after the former prime minister hit out at the Cabinet Office for handing entries from his diary during the pandemic to the police

The Independent UK

Barclay insists Johnson has ‘huge role to play’ in politics amid police referral

The backing comes after the former prime minister hit out at the Cabinet Office for handing entries from his diary during the pandemic to the police.

The Independent UK

Barclay admits 40 new hospitals pledge will cover ‘a range’ of building work

The Health Secretary said the pledge would involve work including refurbishments and the development of new wings.

The Independent UK

Barclay refuses to give deadline for long-promised NHS workforce plan

But the Health Secretary said it will be published ‘very shortly’.

Daily Mirror

Tory Health Secretary confronted by junior doctor on live TV as 72-hour strike looms

The British Medical Association's junior doctors' committee co-chair Vivek Trivedi challenged the Tory minister after he suggested doctors were being unreasonable

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