Yvette Cooper: “I would worry about any mum feeling pressurised that there is somehow a kind of an ideal birth experience to live up to.”

I will face numerous challenges in the role, including getting NHS waiting lists in England down, improving relations with senior doctors and making progress on social care.

But I have also been clear that the NHS now needs to plan for summer pressures in the way we currently plan for winter pressures.

The extreme heat is hitting public health and our NHS. Across the NHS and social care, staff are doing a remarkable job to respond to rising A&E attendances and ambulance call-outs, heat problems among the elderly and difficult working…

Their malign behaviour, and anyone who acts on their behalf, must be held to account.