45 minutes ago Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for years

Exclusive: Labour to announce delay to many of 40 planned projects as costs spiral to estimated £30bnAt least half the 40 new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built until the 2040s, the Guardian has learned, in a move described as “devastating” for staff and patients.Labour is preparing to announce that many of the crumbling NHS hospitals in England due to be replaced by 2030 are in effect being removed from the building programme’s timeframe. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for decades

Exclusive: Labour to announce removal of many of 40 planned projects as costs spiral to estimated £30bnAt least half the 40 new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built until the 2040s, the Guardian has learned, in a move described as “devastating” for staff and patients.Labour is preparing to announce that many of the crumbling NHS hospitals in England due to be replaced by 2030 are in effect being removed from the building programme. Continue reading...

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32 hours ago UK politics live: Cooper to announce new grooming gang inquiries as Badenoch blasts Boris Johnson over Brexit

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34 hours ago Badenoch speech live: Tory leader set to blast Boris Johnson over ‘no plan’ Brexit mistakes

Speech will mark first time a Tory leader has admitted Brexit’s damage to UK economy was a major error

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34 hours ago UK politics live: Badenoch set to hit out at Boris Johnson and Theresa May over ‘no plan’ Brexit

Speech will mark first time a Tory leader has admitted Brexit’s damage to UK economy was a major error

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