Heather Jameson 02 October 2025

Labour conference: McGuinness calls for more health devolution

More should be done to devolve health, mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness has told a Labour Party conference fringe session.

She told a Centre for Cities event: ‘We should do more to devolve health.'

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