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Victoria Atkins

July 2024

  • Victoria Atkins behaved 'abominably', deputy speaker says
Victoria Atkins behaved 'abominably', deputy speaker says
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Victoria Atkins was criticised by deputy Speaker Christopher Chope for standing at the despatch box and attempting to intervene during a debate on Friday.
The Conservative MP for Louth and Horncastle was described as behaving "abominably" for trying to interrupt Defra Secretary Steve Reed as he spoke during the planning, green belt and rural affairs debate.

    Shadow health secretary rebuked for behaving ‘abominably’ in Commons

  • Wes Streeting leaves Downing Street after attending a cabinet meeting: he is seen in a head and shoulders view in front of black iron railings on which England flags are hung as bunting. He is a young man with short fair hair and is smiling; he wears a dark blue jacket, pale blue shirt and dark tie with red horizontal stripes, and holds a red folder under his arm.

    Wes Streeting expected to tell parliament why he backs puberty blockers ban

  • Defence secretary John Healey meeting Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov during a visit to Odesa.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Defence secretary announces new military aid package for Ukraine – as it happened

  • Victoria Atkins and Robert Jenrick sitting side-by-side in the BBC studio

    Robert Jenrick says Tories lost voters’ trust and fails to rule out leadership bid

  • Who could be next Tory leader? Eight possible candidates – from centrist to rightwing

  • Across the market towns of Britain the battle for the soul of the right is fierce

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened

June 2024

  • Suella Braverman looks on as Rishi Sunak (in the foreground, blurred) speaks

    Who could replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election?

    Likely contenders for party’s sixth leader in eight years could depend partly on who survives a big defeat
  • Kevin Craig (right) pictured with Labour leader Keir Starmer.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    UK general election: suspended Labour candidate says he regrets betting on Tories to win in his constituency – as it happened

    Kevin Craig says he ‘will take the consequences of this stupid error of judgment on the chin’
  • John Crace

    The politics sketch
    Victoria Atkins’ media outing for Tories sends the babbleometer off the scale

    John Crace
    Hardly seen since Rish! called the election, the health secretary appeared ready for at least five years R&R in opposition

May 2024

  • Richard Carpenter

    Coroner issues warning over year-round ambulance delays in England

    Wiltshire coroner writes to health secretary after inquest of man who died after waiting more than 5 hours for ambulance

April 2024

  • A campaign sign by Cancer Research UK outside parliament on 16 April.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    MPs vote to give smoking ban bill second reading – as it happened

  • Rishi Sunak speaking in the House of Commons

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Sunak says ‘all sides should show restraint’ after Iranian attack on Israel – as it happened

March 2024

  • Junior doctors with posters striking in London in March 2023 with Big Ben in background.

    Junior doctors in England vote to continue striking until mid-September

  • Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall leaving BBC Broadcasting House in London

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: ministers doing ‘next to nothing’ to tackle obesity

February 2024

  • Keir Starmer meeting with the mother of Brianna Ghey

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Badenoch accuses Starmer of exploiting Brianna Ghey tragedy after Sunak makes trans jibe during PMQs – as it happened

    Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour leader of ‘political point-scoring’ after he condemned Rishi Sunak’s comments in PMQs

January 2024

  • A woman holds a disposable vape device

    UK ministers vow to close loopholes in disposable vape ban

    Draft legislation will aim to stop firms trying to get around legislation, says health secretary
  • Victoria Atkins leaves Downing Street after attending the weekly cabinet meeting in London.

    Health secretary accused of failing to act on shortages of motor neurone disease drug

    Exclusive: Shortages of riluzole, which can delay the onset of ventilator dependence, were flagged to DHSC in September
  • Health secretary Victoria Atkins delivers a speech at a podium that reads "Women's health: let's take action'

    ‘This is personal’: Victoria Atkins sets out women’s health priorities

    Health secretary relates her own ‘frightening’ pregnancy experience as she speaks at London summit

December 2023

  • Junior doctors on strike outside University College hospital holding placards

    Cancer and maternity patients at risk if junior doctors strike in January, NHS bosses warn

    NHS Employers writes to British Medical Association warning of dangers of proposed six-day stoppage
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