Updated 30/04/2021 07:41 BST
Should Boris Johnson Worry About The Departure Of NHS Chief Simon Stevens?
Announced resignation marks the end of an era.
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With just a week to go before the May elections, there was no shortage of politics around on Thursday. We had Boris Johnson’s “nothing to see here” line about his flat refurb, a fresh row about overseas aid cuts and anger from leaseholders facing huge bills for removal of Grenfell-style cladding.
Yet perhaps the biggest political news was the resignation of a Cabinet minister. You mean you missed it? Well, to be fair, NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens isn’t actually in the Cabinet. But his huge budget, his unrivalled knowledge of Whitehall and his clout within government have meant he has had more power than many ministers could dream of.
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The most esteemed accolade of healthcare service excellence in the UK, the HSJ Awards provides a platform to shape the future of the NHS
Something is wrong in Labourworld. A cloud of uncertainty, even anxiety, hangs over the party. After a strong first year that confirmed the impression Sir Keir Starmer not only looked but sounded like a leader, some indefinable buoyancy seems to be leaking out of his bubble.
The opinion polls, going at least in Labour’s direction through the second half of 2020, have seen the party sag a little over recent months. A couple of junior shadow ministers have resigned from the front bench to spend more time with their constituencies. A briefing war appears to be underway, mostly in the shape of a whispering campaign against Starmer’s shadow chancellor, Anneliese Dodds.