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Patrick Vallance says UK must improve relations with pharmaceuticals industry as firms scrap plansThe UK is “determined to solve” its standoff with the pharmaceutical industry and reverse a 10-year decline in NHS spending on medicines, the science minister has told...
New headache for Rachel Reeves as OBR downgrades key productivity forecast
Weaker growth outlook would set chancellor on course to break her fiscal rules without significant action in budgetThe Office for Budget Responsibility is expected to downgrade its key productivity forecast, the Guardian understands, setting Rachel Reeves on course to...
MPs give Foreign Office fall guy a mauling over Mandelson | John Crace
Hapless Stephen Doughty was given the hospital pass of defending the PM over the ex-US ambassador’s appointmentJust what has Stephen Doughty done to upset Keir Starmer? Are there no limits to the prime minister’s contempt and hatred? Not that Steve is a total nobody....
Mandelson not given in-depth vetting before appointment, says Foreign Office
Letter to MPs says former US ambassador went through process only after his new role was announced to publicPeter Mandelson was not subject to in-depth security vetting prior to his appointment as ambassador to Washington, the government has said.The Cabinet Office...