Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has asserted his "duty" to remain in office, defending his government's defence spending decisions following the resignations of two defence ministers. He rejected criticisms of underfunding while facing an anticipated leadership challenge.
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon faced questioning regarding her estranged husband Peter Murrell's embezzlement from the Scottish National Party (SNP), maintaining her innocence and refusing to accept blame for the financial irregularities. Despite expressing personal trauma, Sturgeon offered limited clarity on her oversight of party accounts or the handling of internal complaints, prompting calls for a public inquiry.
Midwives at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) employed a derogatory acronym, 'FOH' — 'f*** off home' — to refer to pregnant women they wanted to discharge, alongside advisories to 'not be too kind'. These practices surfaced in a 2018 resignation letter and interviews with ten former staff, revealing a culture of poor care and chronic understaffing at NUH, currently subject to the largest NHS maternity inquiry.
