At least 55 parliamentarians have written to the Metropolitan police commissioner calling for action over abuse of MPs, most of them women, by pro-Brexit protesters outside parliament. Privatisation: no further, say NHS chiefs – Health service leaders want Theresa May to scrap Conservative legislation that forces the tendering of contracts for care. An estimated £8.7bn of the health service budget went to non-NHS providers of care in 2017-18. The papersMost front pages lead with news of May’s NHS plan and the tens of thousands of new staff needed for it to work. The Express seems to eat up the PM’s announcement, hailing an “NHS fit for 21st century”, whereas the Guardian says: “Time to curb privatisation of care, NHS chiefs tell PM”.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2019 06:30 UTC