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Yvette Cooper: We’ve always said the NHS is about the cradle to the grave. I want to make it a personal crusade to put the cradle back…

On the recordAugust 5, 2026
We’ve always said the NHS is about the cradle to the grave. I want to make it a personal crusade to put the cradle back at the heart of the NHS, and to have much more focus around maternity and child health, the very beginning of a family’s life, making that much more central to the priorities of the NHS, giving it the priority that it really deserves.
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Yvette Cooper
Labour Party

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Emphasizing the importance of maternity and child health in NHS priorities.

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