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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Patients could still be fined for missing GP appointments under NHS plans being considered by the government, a health minister has admitted. Maria Caulfield said the idea could “potentially” feature in the next […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Shaun Bailey has been given an official start date for the House of Lords, just a day after the police announced a new investigation into alleged lawbreaking by his campaign. The Tory mayoral […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The European Union should put a priority on stopping illegal migration instead of trying to persuade the 27 member nations to share responsibility for people who arrive without authorization, the prime ministers of […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour’s candidate for the Uxbridge byelection has spoken out against Sadiq Khan’s planned expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scheme to all of London. Danny Beales said the cost of living […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Government is trying to undermine the use of encryption by big technology companies in its draft Online Safety Bill, an industry expert has claimed. Meredith Whittaker, president of secure messaging service Signal, […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Tony Blair has warned the NHS will “continue down a path of decline” without radical reforms, including a greater role for the private sector. The former prime minister called for “brave political […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email It’s unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that’s exactly what the U.K. is doing for the National Health Service, a beloved but increasingly creaky institution that turns […] More