Leeds maternity services now ‘inadequate’ after inspectors act on parents’ concerns

Getty Images Divya Talwar & Sarah Bell BBC News Maternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” by the healthcare regulator, because their failings posed “a significant risk” to women and babies. Concerns from staff and patients around quality of care and staffing levels were substantiated by the Care Quality…

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White British — the two words toxifying politics

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mainstream political discourse has found two words seeping in: “white British”. The term is increasingly used to create a narrative of victimhood, a crowding out of the UK’s native population. The stories are always the…

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