All David Cameron articles – Page 16
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NewsAccountability shake-up planned for public services
David Cameron will today promise to “turn government on its head” and make every Whitehall department publicly accountable against published milestones for what they want to achieve.
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NewsUnion leader calls for action to fight cuts
A senior union leader has called for an emergency meeting of the TUC to plan a campaign of industrial and political action against expected cuts in the pay and pensions of public sector workers.
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NewsPublic pay and pensions squeeze 'fair'
Prime minister David Cameron has said that it was “fair” that public sector workers should face a pay and pensions squeeze in this week’s emergency Budget.
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NewsVeterans’ health to be a priority
Prime minister David Cameron’s personal adviser on veterans’ mental health wants centres of excellence to be established throughout the country for veterans.
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NewsDeficit reduction impact will be enormous, warns PM
David Cameron will warn today that the impact of the government’s plans for reducing the deficit will be “enormous” - and even worse than he had feared.
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NewsCoalition combines NHS policies: Tory competition with Lib Dem local democracy
The Liberal Democrats’ proposals for locally elected health boards have been incorporated into the government’s formal coalition agreement.
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CommentMichael White: the new Lib-Con government
Well, it’s not going to be dull, is it? At a stretch you could even say that one of the dullest things about the new Lib-Con government is that Andrew Lansley was appointed health secretary.
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NewsWill Hutton to lead public sector pay inquiry
Prime minister David Cameron has signalled his intention to extend his “big tent” government beyond the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition, talking to Labour MP Frank Field about poverty and appointing left-leaning economist Will Hutton to head an inquiry into public sector pay.
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LeaderCoalition’s uncertain future threatens NHS renewal
The new prime minister has declared his determination that the Conservative Liberal coalition will deliver stable government. The planned early legislation to introduce a fixed term parliament would mean that the prospect of another election in the next 24 months receding rapidly.
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NewsDavid Cameron becomes prime minister
David Cameron has started putting together a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.
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NewsLeaders inch closer to Lib-Con deal
The Conservatives appear to be moving closer to a deal with the Liberal Democrats which could see David Cameron finally installed in No 10 as prime minister.
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NewsGeneral hospital at heart of three-way battle in Watford
Conservative Richard Harrington has taken Watford in a close race against Labour and the Lib Dems.
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NewsTories have 'first right' to form government, says Clegg
The leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has said that the Conservative Party has the “first right” to attempt to form a government in the “national interest”.
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NewsDavid Cameron insists cuts won't hit frontline NHS
David Cameron has denied that “tough” decisions on spending will mean cuts to frontline health services while campaigning in marginal seats he needs to win to secure overall victory.
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NewsGordon Brown debate hit
Almost half of NHS managers surveyed by hsj.co.uk said Gordon Brown won the argument on the health service in the first of the televised party leader debates.
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NewsLeaders clash over healthcare at general election debate
The leaders of the three main parties made history last night as they crossed swords in the first ever televised prime ministerial general election debate.
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NewsGordon Brown warns of US-style NHS under the Tories
Gordon Brown has issued a rallying cry to his party by claiming a Tory general election victory would put the NHS at risk of becoming a US-style health system.
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NewsDavid Cameron to guarantee GP access
David Cameron is set to guarantee access to a local GP 12 hours a day, seven days a week as part of the Tories’ election manifesto.
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NewsTories to slash public sector pay
The Tories would slash up to £2bn from the public sector payroll within a year as part of moves to bring the deficit under control, it has been revealed.
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NewsDavid Cameron pledges radical cuts from day one
A Conservative government would crack down on waste and excessive bureaucracy from “day one”, David Cameron has said.