James Walker
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This comes as Labour faces a growing sleaze row: Mandelson scandal, Cabinet resignations, and Starmer previously dubbed the “king of freebies” after declaring £100k in gifts.
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Labour health minister takes free California trip from firm with NHS contracts
A COMPANY with active NHS contracts paid for a Labour health minister’s luxury trip to California ...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This comes as Labour faces a growing sleaze row: Mandelson scandal, Cabinet resignations, and Starmer previously dubbed the “king of freebies” after declaring £100k in gifts.
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The costs – covered by Palo Alto – included:
✈️ £6,395 flights
🏨 £4,473 hotel
🍷 £906 food
🚗 £1,099 transfers
The SNP say it raises “serious questions” about transparency, as the firm supplies cybersecurity tools to the NHS and holds UKHSA contracts worth £85k+ ...
✈️ £6,395 flights
🏨 £4,473 hotel
🍷 £906 food
🚗 £1,099 transfers
The SNP say it raises “serious questions” about transparency, as the firm supplies cybersecurity tools to the NHS and holds UKHSA contracts worth £85k+ ...
September 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The costs – covered by Palo Alto – included:
✈️ £6,395 flights
🏨 £4,473 hotel
🍷 £906 food
🚗 £1,099 transfers
The SNP say it raises “serious questions” about transparency, as the firm supplies cybersecurity tools to the NHS and holds UKHSA contracts worth £85k+ ...
✈️ £6,395 flights
🏨 £4,473 hotel
🍷 £906 food
🚗 £1,099 transfers
The SNP say it raises “serious questions” about transparency, as the firm supplies cybersecurity tools to the NHS and holds UKHSA contracts worth £85k+ ...
🧵 But this cruel move from Labour also has an immediate human impact on hard-working people and families like Yohan and Lakmal's.
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In Scotland's 'most elderly' area, Labour immigration rules are causing concern
FOR Yohan Perera, the UK Government’s recent immigration rule changes feel like a betrayal ...
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July 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🧵 But this cruel move from Labour also has an immediate human impact on hard-working people and families like Yohan and Lakmal's.
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🧵Perth & Kinross’s care sector is hugely dependent on care workers like Lakmal and Yohan.
And if they – and the dozens others I was told about – are forced to leave by these cruel changes, it spells serious trouble for Scotland and its rapidly ageing population ...
And if they – and the dozens others I was told about – are forced to leave by these cruel changes, it spells serious trouble for Scotland and its rapidly ageing population ...
July 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🧵Perth & Kinross’s care sector is hugely dependent on care workers like Lakmal and Yohan.
And if they – and the dozens others I was told about – are forced to leave by these cruel changes, it spells serious trouble for Scotland and its rapidly ageing population ...
And if they – and the dozens others I was told about – are forced to leave by these cruel changes, it spells serious trouble for Scotland and its rapidly ageing population ...
🧵Lakmal also works at a Perth care home. But the changes mean he - and his family - may also be forced to leave.
He worries about how his 6-year-old daughter – who is thriving in school – will take the news. To her, to them – Scotland is now home 🏠
He worries about how his 6-year-old daughter – who is thriving in school – will take the news. To her, to them – Scotland is now home 🏠
July 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🧵Lakmal also works at a Perth care home. But the changes mean he - and his family - may also be forced to leave.
He worries about how his 6-year-old daughter – who is thriving in school – will take the news. To her, to them – Scotland is now home 🏠
He worries about how his 6-year-old daughter – who is thriving in school – will take the news. To her, to them – Scotland is now home 🏠
🧵Yohan, who came to Scotland from Sri Lanka in 2022 with his wife and child (below), is trained, qualified, and working in care in Perth.
He does 60+ hour weeks taking care of the city’s elderly people. But the changes mean he will soon have to leave ...
He does 60+ hour weeks taking care of the city’s elderly people. But the changes mean he will soon have to leave ...
July 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🧵Yohan, who came to Scotland from Sri Lanka in 2022 with his wife and child (below), is trained, qualified, and working in care in Perth.
He does 60+ hour weeks taking care of the city’s elderly people. But the changes mean he will soon have to leave ...
He does 60+ hour weeks taking care of the city’s elderly people. But the changes mean he will soon have to leave ...