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- InvestigationGovernment Announces £1.5bn NHS Estate Programme as Repair Backlog Stands at £15.9bn
The government has allocated more than £1.5 billion to hospital buildings and infrastructure across England while its own capital plan puts the NHS maintenance backlog at £15.9 billion. More than £1.3…
9 Sept 2026 · Health - InvestigationNHS Paid 70p for These Tablets. Eight Years Later It Was £88
In April 2008, the NHS was being charged 70p for a pack of 10mg hydrocortisone tablets. By March 2016, the reimbursement figure had reached £88. Annual NHS spending on the drug rose from around £500,0…
28 Jul 2026 · Drug Pricing - InvestigationImmigration Attitudes Have Hardened. Recorded Race Hate Crime and NHS Racist Abuse Have Risen
The latest comparable police figures show race hate crime up 6 per cent in a year. The Royal College of Nursing says reported racial abuse or discrimination involving nursing staff increased by 78 per…
30 Jun 2026 · Race and Politics - Bill
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- DivisionOpposition Day: Expanding the NHS workforce28 Feb 2023
- Release£140 million boost to urgent care to ease winter pressures on NHS
£140 million will fund 14 urgent care schemes, with 25 more sites opening for winter, to boost NHS capacity and ease pressure on A&E.
17 Oct 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care - Bill
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- DivisionOpposition day: NHS: Long-term strategy11 Jan 2023
- DivisionOpposition Day: NHS Workforce6 Dec 2022
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- DivisionOpposition Day: NHS Bursaries4 May 2016
- ReleaseGovernment backs recommendations of NHS doctors-led AI Commission
Ministers back independent Commission's blueprint in full, while the MHRA's AI Airlock opens its next phase,
6 Oct 2026 · Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - InvestigationThe Announcement Is Not the Evidence
Government press releases are written to show decisions in the best possible light. The problem is structural: political communications and serious evaluation operate on completely different clocks. A…
2 Oct 2026 · Accountability - InvestigationGreat British Grid Launched Without a Long Term Budget, First Project or Estimate of Bill Savings
The government has created Great British Grid to invest public capital in electricity transmission infrastructure alongside private investors. Its budget for the long term will be set at a future Spen…
30 Sept 2026 · Energy & Infrastructure - InvestigationGovernment Adds £91m Reform Fund as 35 Councils Are Approved for £1.5bn of Exceptional Support
The government is giving 14 financially troubled councils £91 million to redesign expensive services in an attempt to reduce their reliance on Exceptional Financial Support. Those same 14 authorities …
15 Sept 2026 · Local Government - InvestigationMoD Blocked £400m of Supplier Costs but Still Cannot Reliably Estimate Its Fraud Losses
The Ministry of Defence stopped around £400 million of costs claimed by suppliers in 2024/25 because it judged them invalid. Most were not fraud. But the figure sits beside a problem the MoD has yet t…
4 Aug 2026 · Defence - InvestigationSeven RAAC Hospitals to Stay Open Beyond 2030 as Replacements Run to 2032/33
Seven hospitals built predominantly from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete will remain in use beyond 2030, with the last replacements now expected to be completed in 2032/33. More than £500 milli…
4 Aug 2026 · Health - InvestigationJohn Healey Resigned Over Treasury Restraint. Five Weeks Later He Was Put in Charge of the Treasury
Five weeks ago, John Healey resigned as defence secretary because he said the Treasury would not provide enough money for Britain's armed forces. On 20 July, Andy Burnham made him Chancellor of the Ex…
20 Jul 2026 · The Treasury - InvestigationMPs Approved £1.15 Trillion of Departmental Resources. Most Estimates Were Never Debated
The House of Commons passed a bill appropriating more than £1.15 trillion of departmental resources for 2026/27. Its second and third readings on 1 July were completed without substantive debate. That…
13 Jul 2026 · Public Spending - InvestigationThe State Now Accepts Responsibility for Forced Adoption. Its £4m Package Includes No Compensation
Keir Starmer apologised on behalf of the state on 2 July to mothers, adopted people and families harmed by historical forced adoption practices in England. The apology came with £4 million of support …
6 Jul 2026 · Social Policy - InvestigationStarmer Committed £15bn to Defence. £4.7bn Had No Identified Funding Source Beyond Budget 2026
Keir Starmer announced an additional £15 billion of defence spending power over four years on 30 June. The Treasury's funding table published the same day identified where £10.3 billion would come fro…
4 Jul 2026 · Defence - InvestigationBurnham Was Briefed on Starmer's Defence Plan but Not Told About the £4.7bn Budget Requirement, Reports Say
Keir Starmer announced an additional £15 billion of defence spending power on 30 June. The Treasury's financing table identified measures worth £10.3 billion. Multiple outlets reported the same accoun…
3 Jul 2026 · Defence - InvestigationCouncil Tax Has Risen 66% Since 2010. The Bill Still Does Not Tell You Which Council Is Better Run
The average Band D council tax bill in England was £1,439 in 2010/11. For 2026/27 it is £2,392, an increase of £953, or 66 per cent in cash terms. The difference between areas is even larger: Dorset c…
23 Jun 2026 · Local Government - InvestigationAndy Burnham: The Record Behind the Reputation
Keir Starmer resigned as Labour leader on 22 June, four days after Andy Burnham won the Makerfield byelection with 54.8 per cent of the vote. Burnham is now the frontrunner to replace him. His record …
23 Jun 2026 · Labour Leadership