The Guardian – Labour pledge to ban managers who silence NHS whistleblowers
Wes Streeting has told The Guardian that NHS managers who silence whistleblowers will be removed from the health service if Labour wins the general election. Below the lead story is a huge image of Indian author Arundhati Roy. The headline reads “voice of freedom and justice” following news of her being awarded the PEN Pinter prize two weeks after Indian authorities granted permission to prosecute her over comments she made about Kashmir 14 years ago.
Managers who silence whistleblowers ‘will never work in NHS again’, vows Streeting
NHS managers who silence and scapegoat whistleblowers will be banned from working in the service, the shadow health secretary has said, as part of a determined drive by Labour to eradicate a culture of cover-ups. In an interview with the Guardian, Wes Streeting pledged to push through the formal regulation of NHS managers and warned the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that its inspectors must get much better at exposing risks to patients’ safety in order to regain the confidence of frontline staff.
Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter prize amid prosecution threat over Kashmir comments
Indian author Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter prize two weeks after Indian authorities granted permission to prosecute the writer over comments she made about Kashmir 14 years ago. The prize is awarded annually to a writer who, in the words of the late playwright Harold Pinter, casts an “unflinching, unswerving” gaze on the world and shows a “fierce intellectual determination … to define the real truth of our lives and our societies”.
Reform UK drops candidate revealed to have been BNP member
A Reform UK general election candidate has been dropped after it emerged that he had been on a list of members of the British National party (BNP). Raymond Saint, a retired owner of a plumbing company, had been standing for the radical right populist party in Basingstoke. A Raymond Saint, at the same address, was recorded as a member of the BNP in a list that was published by WikiLeaks in 2009.
Le Pen claims far right will win majority and take over some military decisions
Marine Le Pen has said she expects her far-right National Rally (RN) party to win an absolute majority in France’s general election, form a government and take over at least some defence and armed forces decision-making – including on Ukraine. France’s constitution states that the president is head of the armed forces and chairs France’s national defence committees, but also that the prime minister is “responsible for national defence”, leaving the precise role of the premier open to interpretation.
One person dead from E coli and 120 hospitalised, says UK Health Security Agency
One person has died and more than 120 others including children as young as six have been hospitalised in the UK amid an E coli outbreak linked to lettuce. Two people in England died within 28 days of infection with shiga toxin-producing E coli (Stec), the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in a briefing on Thursday. “Based on the information available from health service clinicians, one of these deaths is likely linked to their Stec infection,” the agency said. “Both individuals had underlying medical conditions. The deaths occurred in May.”
Catch up on Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read.
Editorial 28 June 2024.
Friday’s newspapers are dominated by the general election and with less than a week until polling days, they are keen to force home their messages.
The traditional right-leaning newspapers are slamming Nigel Farage’s Reform Party – the true threat to the Conservatives at this election after members were recorded making racist, homophobic and Islamophobic comments. Other right-leaning papers are tapping into fears that Labour will end up with a supermajority if disillusioned Conservative voters decide to cast their vote for Reform.
The left-leaning newspapers, continue to push Labour’s plans if they are elected this July. These include plans to fix the NHS and close loopholes for private schools.
Other domestic topics, from celebrity news to football, are splashed on the front pages. The back pages lead on the England football team ahead of their Sunday clash against Slovakia.