Harriet Harman accuses Wes Streeting of ‘crossing the line’ with views on assisted dying
Wes Streeting “crossed the line” by warning that the NHS could not afford assisted dying without making cuts elsewhere, a Labour grandee has said. Harriet Harman, a former interim Labour leader, criticised the Health Secretary for wading into the debate when Cabinet ministers were told to remain neutral.
Has Wes Streeting Dealt The Final Blow To The UK's Assisted Dying Bill?
Wes Streeting is a very clever man. As one of the government’s best communicators, the health secretary knows that when he speaks, people tend to listen. So when he decided to make an intervention on fellow Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill this week,
Vote on assisted dying Bill due to be a cliffhanger as Labour opposition mounts
In Thursday’s crisp early winter sunshine, campaigners for assisted dying gathered at Parliament Square in Westminster. They tied hundreds of pieces of pink paper to the trees surrounding the square.
Labour MP behind assisted dying bill criticises Wes Streeting’s comments - UK politics live
I’m disappointed that the health secretary came out to speak about the bill before he had even seen the bill,’ says Kim Leadbeater. Starmer says small boat crossings will become 'much more difficult' if supply of boats disrupted 13:36 Keir Starmer has given an interview to broadcasters following the news that a joint Dutch/Belgian/British investigation has led to an arrest in Amsterdam of a man suspected of playing a key role in supplying small boats.
Wes Streeting faces pushback from senior Labour figures over assisted dying
The Health Secretary has said he is against a change in the law to allow terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their lives.
NHS is ‘living on borrowed time’ and only Labour can fix it – Wes Streeting
The Health Secretary has said failing hospitals will be named and shamed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they cannot improve.
Labour divided over assisted dying bill as MP tabling legislation labels Wes Streeting's objections 'disappointing'
Labour is facing widening divisions within the party over the newly tabled assisted dying bill, with MPs criticising Wes Streeting who has voiced concerns over proposals.
Labour infighting erupts over assisted dying as grandee slaps down Wes Streeting
Infighting has broken out in Labour after Wes Streeting made yet another high-profile intervention opposing the forthcoming assisted dying vote. The Health Secretary has become the most vocal and most senior voice in the Labour Party arguing against MPs backing Kim Leadbeater’s Private Members' Bill.
Wes Streeting was wrong to share assisted dying concerns, suggests Labour MP behind bill
The Labour MP leading the campaign to legalise assisted dying has criticised Wes Streeting for “very vocally” opposing the move. Kim Leadbeater said the Health Secretary’s repeated public comments against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill were “quite disappointing and quite upsetting”.
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Streeting must demand accountability at all levels of NHS management
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The NHS should respond well to Wes Streeting’s ministrations
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