Brexit-voting Mansfield turned Tory in June – now Jeremy Corbyn believes Labour can win it back Theresa May had a painful election, but in Mansfield her strategy worked. By Benedict Cooper
Politics Law students had to help a man in debilitating pain fight being declared “fit to work“ By Benedict Cooper
Addenbrooke’s hospital is just the canary in the coal mine as far as the NHS is concerned A toxic cocktail of under-pressure local authorities and low staffing has the NHS on the brink. By Benedict Cooper
British mental health is in crisis The headlines about "parity of esteem" between mental and physical health remain just that, warns Benedict Cooper. By Benedict Cooper
The triumph of Corbynism is the death rattle of New Labour The indifference of Blairism has paved the way for the triumph of Corbynism, says Benedict Cooper. By Benedict Cooper
We need to talk about Jeremy: why doctors are so angry with Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt is at the centre with another row with the medical profession. What's going on? By Benedict Cooper
Without anyone noticing, doctors are leaving the NHS in droves Increased paperwork, increased hours, and ever more pressure are forcing GPs out of the NHS - either to the… By Benedict Cooper
Staffing: the time bomb at the heart of the NHS Staff levels in the NHS are at a danger point, and the government is in denial, warns Benedict Cooper. By Benedict Cooper
A new Bill plots the way back for the NHS – but it’s not Labour who are behind it Caroline Lucas and Andrew George, a Liberal Democrat rebel, are working together on a bill that could be a… By Benedict Cooper
Labour’s NHS plan: selective rhetoric or socialist principle? Key details are "thunderingly absent" in Andy Burnham's ten-year plan for the NHS, but his stark anti-market tones are comforting… By Benedict Cooper