Victoria Friedman

The Department for Education said it has taken action to ‘crack down on rogue franchise operators’ to tackle fraud.

Baroness Diana Barran said she does not believe ‘that the long-standing tradition that education should be free from taxation should be broken.’

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the government’s welfare reform package will save over £5 billion in 2029/30.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says 3.9 million 16- to 64-year-olds are getting health-related benefits, one in 10 of the working-aged population.

Care Not Killing said the decision was ‘disappointing, but unsurprising’ as doctors wrestle with how to respond to multiple attempts to change the law.

Authors also found that more leavers are of working-age rather than retirement, with working-aged leavers at the highest rate since 2010/11.

MP Danny Kruger said High Court approval was sold to Parliament and the public as an integral safeguard.

NHS England said the reorganisation was needed to make the best possible use of taxpayers’ money to support frontline services.

Report authors said there was ‘no evidence' that physician associates add value in primary care or that anaesthetic associates add value in anaesthetics.

Lisa Nandy added that it would be ‘very difficult’ to see a scenario in which it would be acceptable for the film to return to iPlayer.