Rob Parsons

3 weeks ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Rob Parsons

A senior government Minister has said a Yorkshire councillor "sounds crackers" after he quit the Labour party and claimed Keir Starmer was the "worst Prime Minister of my lifetime". On a visit to Leeds, Health Secretary Wes Streeting hit back at the claims made by Michael Graham, who recently stood down from his cabinet position on Labour-run Wakefield Council.

3 weeks ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Rob Parsons

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said "there is something really special about Leeds" as he tries to reassure city leaders worried his planned shake-up of the NHS will damage its status as a hotspot for health expertise. On a visit to Leeds the senior Labour Minister insisted the plans to abolish NHS England - which has a major base in the city - would not affect its position as the country's second headquarters for its national health services.

3 weeks ago | leeds-live.co.uk | Rob Parsons

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Rob Parsons

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3 weeks ago | lancs.live | Rob Parsons

He's one of the country's most influential voices urging our political leaders to do more on social mobility: the all-important issue of ensuring everyone has a chance to succeed in life regardless of their background. And Alun Francis, the current chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC), can trace back his passion for the subject to his time as Principal of Oldham College, where he realised the debate was leaving out many of the young people studying there.