Labour has the “historic opportunity” to “reverse” NHS privatisation in its first term in government. Some 94% of NHS outsourcing contracts are set to expire during the next parliament, according to analysis by public ownership campaign group We Own It. The next government will inherit 7,452 outsourcing agreements – of which 6,983 will expire before 5 July 2029.
‘Fund the NHS properly’: Private sector is not the answer, Wes Streeting told, amid funding row To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945 Actor and comedian Stephen Fry has described it as a “historic opportunity” to take these contracts back into public hands. “As We Own It’s analysis shows, they can make a serious difference in reinstating the NHS as the fully public service their party founded it to be, if they choose to,” he said. Big Issue is demanding an end to poverty this general election.
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