Streeting accused of ‘betrayal’ over maternity funding plan

Streeting accused of ‘betrayal’ over maternity funding plan

Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent BBC Richard Stanton and Rhiannon Davies campaigned for a review into maternity services after their baby daughter died in 2009 Campaigners have questioned Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s commitment to maternity safety after his department watered down funding levels. Almost £100m was invested into improving maternity safety annually following the publication … Read more

Anwar Ibrahim | Rise of the reformer

Anwar Ibrahim | Rise of the reformer

Anwar Ibrahim | Photo Credit: Sreejith R Kumar On being released from prison after six years in 2004 for what was seen as trumped-up charges of corruption and sodomy, Malaysia’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim spoke in interviews of having read all volumes of Shakespeare four times over during his incarceration. He … Read more