Gary Gibbon
Cameron climbdown on sentencing policy
The rejection of a plan to cut sentences by up to half for guilty pleas finds favour with some backbenchers, but leaves others less convinced reports Political Editor Gary Gibbon
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NHS reform plan needs ‘substantial change’
Experts advising the Government suggest the NHS reform bill needs some surgery, after hearing of deep-seated concerns over the changes from NHS staff, patients and the public.
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Changes to NHS reform plan to be set out
Experts are due to unveil recommendations on the Government’s plans for the NHS after Nick Clegg claimed victory for the Liberal Democrats in the row over health reforms.
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Nick Clegg hails victory over NHS reforms
The Liberal Democrats claim victory in the battle to make substantial changes to NHS reforms after growing controversy over the plans, writes Victoria Macdonald.
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Gary Gibbon
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FactCheck: Is NHS spending still in the black?
The Government has promised to increase real-terms spending on the NHS. But experts say spending is already falling, and only a tinker with the figures can save the Coalition’s blushes.
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Gary Gibbon
NHS reforms: can the Coalition achieve what it wants?
As David Cameron announces some changes to controversial NHS reforms Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon asks whether the policy, aimed at driving down costs, has cost the coalition dear?
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David Cameron outlines changes to NHS reforms
As the Prime Minister makes a major speech on changes to NHS reforms, the BMA says it’s a significant step in the right direction but that doubts remain about the use of competition in the NHS.
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David Cameron’s five NHS pledges
As part of the Government’s campaign to build support for its controversial NHS reforms, the Prime Minister has made five pledges on the future of the health service.
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UK ‘missing out’ as drug giants slash vaccine prices
The world’s top drug makers slash vaccine prices in the developing world but industry experts say the radical change is a strategic business decision, not philanthropy.
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Why poetry needs Arts Council cash
As the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, backs protests against Arts Council cuts to poetry funding, Chris Holifield of the Poetry Book Society, which lost all its grant, sets out the case for the cash.
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Protesters target banks in NHS demos
Activists angry about proposed cuts to the NHS protest outside high street banks across the country, occupying some and transforming them into pretend hospitals.
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Clegg signals NHS reform slowdown
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the NHS will not “change for change’s sake”, as one Tory minister tells Channel 4 News negotiating with the Lib Dems is like “trying to pin down jelly.”
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FactCheck: England’s record on rape
The claim “We’ve actually boosted the funding for Rape Crisis centres.” David Cameron MP, Prime Minister’s Questions, May 18, 2011
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Clegg demands NHS regulator re-think
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is set to oppose a key element of the NHS reforms. In a leaked document, he says he is unconvinced by plans for an “economic regulator” as if the NHS were a “utility”.
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NHS reforms now a battle over politics, not patients
As Nick Clegg squares up to the Health Secretary over the NHS, health policy expert Roy Lilley tells Channel 4 News there is no turning back on the Health Bill now despite competition fears.
