Worse. Parents searching in vainforan nhs worse. Parents searching in vain for an Nhs Dentist for their kids. And cancer patients waiting months or even years to start treatment. The Conservative Party left office with almost 6. 5 million people languishing on hospital Waiting Lists. that is one in every nine people in england. A single astonishing statistic that encapsulates an appalling legacy of failure from the last conservative government. And a disaster for our society and our economy. Just imagine. Just imagine how much better it thinks would be now if those 6. 5 million people had already had the operational treatment they need and been able to get on with their lives. Just imagine how many people would now be back at work, earning a decent living and boosting our economy. Just imagine how much pain, Stress And Anxiety families would have been saved from, and how much more free they would feel as a result. That is, after all, why the nhs is so important to us as liberals and wh
of the sun, moon and earth. and coming up on bbc news, we look ahead to manchester united against sevilla. can a fit again marcus rashford help them progress to the semifinals of the europa league? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. in the last hour, it s emerged that rishi sunak has received an independent report into allegations of bullying made against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab. a senior lawyer has been investigating eight complaints mr raab has always denied the claims. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart has the details. dominic wallace lockhart has the details. raab has been th an dominic raab has been the subject of an investigation since november. eight complaints involving 2a people. eight complaints involving 24 eole. , eight complaints involving 24 eole. v eight complaints involving 24 neale, , ., people. let s make our next prime minister, please people. let s make our next prime minister, please welcome - pe
hello and welcome. well, in the last hour, it is been announced the british prime minister will not determine the fate of dominic raab as deputy prime minister today, dominic raab as deputy prime ministertoday, despite dominic raab as deputy prime minister today, despite being given the report investigating whether he believed officials. let s cross live now to speak to our political correspondent, rob watson come in the newsroom for us. what do we make of this delay because yellow i m afraid we are not a whole lot further along the line, are we? we know that downing street received the report earlier today. we know the report earlier today. we know the bbc understands that dominic raab has read it, and we also understand that there is not going to be a decision today. i think any attempts to read anything into why there is a delay, or if even delay is the right word, is is the right word, is pure speculation, is the right word, is pure speculation, but - is the right word
party after a christmas event. the cbi claimed they had strong legal grounds for his dismissal. tony danker acknowledged he had made some staff feel uncomfortable, as he put it, and has apologised for that, but he said the claims had been distorted and his reputation destroyed because he has become a fall guy for this wider crisis. and i should say he is considering legal action. the cbi is a massive lobbying group, they claim to speak for 190,000 businesses, lobbying group, they claim to speak for190,000 businesses, many lobbying group, they claim to speak for 190,000 businesses, many of which are considering their position. the government is also paws relations. we know an independent law firm is investigating all of those allegations which do not involve tony danker, and we understand they could report as early as next week. a hospital in northamptonshire has been issued with enforcement action after its children s services were rated inadequate by inspectors. the care regulator sai
the hospital s ceo, deborah needham, apologised to families who felt let down, and said a comprehensive programme had been launched to look at the issues raised. jon ironmonger, bbc news. it s 1:17 it s1:17 p m. our top story this lunchtime. allegations of bullying against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab rishi sunak has just received the independent report. still to come. how hundreds of rare pictures of king charles have been uncovered in california. coming up on bbc news, only eight fights in but talk of titles already. we speak with the boxer trying to become a world champion before the age of 21. as the cost of living crisis continues, banks are urging customers who are struggling financially to get in touch, saying alerting their staff