Sir Keir Starmer has labelled Boris Johnson’s social care reforms a working-class dementia tax as the two leaders engaged in fierce clashes at PMQs. Sir Keir Starmer accused Boris Johnson of breaking a Tory manifesto promise that nobody would have to sell their homes to pay for care. The Labour leader claimed the Government wasContinue reading “Keir Starmer Calls Boris Johnson’s Social Care Reforms A Working Class Dementia Tax”
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Long Waits For Routine Treatment In The NHS
It was reported that follow up appointments are to be scrapped and patients moved around the country under extreme strategies to tackle the immense NHS waiting list overload. The Health Secretary Sajid Javid is understood to have ordered NHS health chiefs to come up with suggestions to alleviate the backlog. A review will recommend patientsContinue reading “Long Waits For Routine Treatment In The NHS”
Before Christmas Shopping, Take The COVID Test
The Government has announced new guidance to take a lateral flow test before travelling to congested areas to avert a fourth wave this winter. It’s the first time Britons have been asked to take a test before going to high-risk settings, which could include busy stores and town centres. Before people in England were askedContinue reading “Before Christmas Shopping, Take The COVID Test”
The Home Office Orders Councils To Care For Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Councils will be forced to take migrant children into their care systems as Kent gets overwhelmed following a record 4,000 making the perilous crossing this month. Unaccompanied migrant children were previously moved around the UK based on a voluntary scheme to lessen the impact of migrants crossing the English Channel on Kent County Council. ButContinue reading “The Home Office Orders Councils To Care For Unaccompanied Migrant Children”
Conservative MPs Threaten Rebellion Over Boris Johnson’s Decision To Water Down The Cap On Social Care Costs
Boris Johnson is facing growing Tory resistance over his decision to water down a new cap on social care costs. Conservative MPs are demanding the Government rethink a change to the Prime Minister’s social care plans which was slipped out last week. Small print relating to the reforms means that means-tested support from local authoritiesContinue reading “Conservative MPs Threaten Rebellion Over Boris Johnson’s Decision To Water Down The Cap On Social Care Costs”
Bribes Of £1,000 Are Being Offered To Families In Cornwall
Families are being offered up to £1,200 to take their loved ones out of the hospital in a bid to ease a growing healthcare crisis. Last month the Royal Cornwall Hospital declared a critical incident after up to 100 people were waiting to be seen in the emergency department with 25 ambulances queueing outside. LocalContinue reading “Bribes Of £1,000 Are Being Offered To Families In Cornwall”
Don’t Make Elderly People Choose Between Heating And Eating
MPs have been asked not to make the elderly choose between heating and eating by suspending the pensions triple lock in a Commons vote. The mechanism ensures the state pension increases by inflation earnings or 2.5 per cent, whichever is highest, but the Chancellor wants to delay the earnings link for a year because lastContinue reading “Don’t Make Elderly People Choose Between Heating And Eating”
Hospital Rules Are Broken By Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is at the centre of a face coverings row after going mask free on a visit to a hospital. The Prime Minister posed with masked nurses at Hexham General Hospital in pictures that sparked a stir on social media. His visit came as he dodged a debate on Tory sleaze in the HouseContinue reading “Hospital Rules Are Broken By Boris Johnson”
Meltdown At Nursing Homes
An industry body has warned that hundreds of care homes could face closure once it becomes compulsory for staff to be double jabbed. As many as 500 providers may have to close their doors due to having unsafe staffing levels as unvaccinated workers quit or lose their jobs, it’s feared. This would leave thousands ofContinue reading “Meltdown At Nursing Homes”
Downsizing Will Be Encouraged For Pensioners
The housing minister said that old people knocking around in homes that are too big for them will be encouraged to downsize. Chris Pincher told the House of Lords that almost four in ten homes are under-occupied and could be better used by younger families with children, and he said that the Government was keenContinue reading “Downsizing Will Be Encouraged For Pensioners”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 